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Tennessee History

“Guidebook”

Name: _____________________________________

Teacher: ___________________________________

Class Period: ______________________________

Due Date: October 5th

http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/ - 90% of the information you need to research in this packet can be

found on this site. It’s a great site; take advantage of it. http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/category.php?rec=55 - people of Tennessee

http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/category.php?rec=55

http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/

Long hunters

1. Draw or print a picture of a long hunter that includes the gear he would have used on the trail

2. What is a long hunter? ______________________________________________________________________________________

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3. What kind of person would be a long hunter? Give 5 descriptions of what you think a long hunter would be like. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________





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Wilderness Road

1. Highlight the Wilderness Road on the map.2. Why would the Wilderness Road be helpful to expansion?

3. Which states are affected by the Wilderness Road?

4. Who are three people who were sent to “pave the road” on the Wilderness Road





Identification of Key People

Directions: Read through the stories provided below and answer the questions. You don’t need complete sentences.

1. Who were the Regulators?

2. Who was the governor of North Carolina at the time?

3. Why were the Regulators upset with the governor?

4. Who won the Battle of Alamance?

5. Who was Richard Henderson?

6. What is Walker known for?

7. What was the route that Daniel Boone created called?

8. What is the Cumberland Gap?

9. What was Thomas Spencer’s nickname?

10. Where did Spencer sleep for a month?

11. Where do many long hunters have places named after them?

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Directions: Read through the stories provided below and answer the questions. You don’t need complete sentences.

1. Where did most people come from as they were moving into present-day TN?

2. Who is believed to be the first settler?

3. What city would James Robertson found?

4. Who was the first governor of TN?

5. What were the name of the two forts they built?

6. What agreement did they come to at Chota?

7. What are two things that were stated in the Watauga Compact?

8. Who did not like the compact?

9. Why do you think that the Watauga Compact called for five leaders instead of one?10.





Cherokee Wars

Map Of Cherokee Lands

The Cherokee people were involved in several conflicts during the second half of the 1700’s. List three reasons why the Cherokee were at odds with the white settlers in Tennessee.1.

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Nancy Ward

Why is Nancy Ward an important figure in Tennessee History?

Why was she called Beloved Woman by the Cherokee people?





Watauga Petitions:

In 1776, the Wataugans petitioned the state of North Carolina for recognition of their government. Please answer the following questions about the Wataugans and their petition.

1. Who were the Wataugans?

2. Where did they settle?

3. Why did they petition North Carolina for recognition?

4. Who was an early leader of the Wataugans, also known as the “Father of Middle Tennessee?”

5. What eventually happened to the Wataugans?

Watauga Petition

Transylvania Purchasehttp://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/ - 90% of the information you need to research in this packet can be




On the map below, draw the borders of and label the area that was included in the Transylvania Purchase.

Who led the Transylvania Company that made the purchase?





John Donelson and the Cumberland Settlers

Through internet research, make an acrostic poem using the word CUMBERLAND to list the hardships endured by those who traveled by water during the winter of 1779 to the Cumberland settlement.

CUMBERLAND

Once arrived, the settlers wrote the Cumberland Compact. What type of government did the compact seek to create? How many men would lead this government?





Battle of the Bluffs – April 2, 1781

Draw a four-panel comic strip below illustrating what happened at the Battle of the Bluffs.





Fort Loudoun

Visit the site www.tnhistoryforkids.org and read the information posted there under the virtual tour of Fort Loudon and watch the video titled “Happy Times at Fort Loudon.” In the space provided below, write a letter to a family member detailing the events leading up to and occurring on August 9, 1760 as if you were a settler inside the fort during the siege.

Dear ___________________________,

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Sincerely, __________________






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