TN History Test 3rd grade FRA
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Indians | The first people to settle in Tennessee. |
| Cherokee | One of the 2 main tribes in Tennessee. |
| Chickasaw | One of the 2 main tribes in Tennessee. |
| Hernando DeSoto | The first Spanish Explorer known to have visited Tennessee. |
| LaSalle | The French explorer who explored the Mississippi valley and claimed it for France in 1682. |
| Furs | What Europeans traded with the Indians. |
| The French and Indian War | What happened because the French and the Indians were in competition with each other in the fur business. |
| William Bean | The first European settler in Tennessee. |
| 1768 | The year William Bean settled in Tennessee. |
| North Carolina | The state that Tennessee was part of for a while. |
| June 1, 1796 | The date that Tennessee became a state. |
| 16th | Tennessee became the ___________state. |
| 66,000 | Tennessee needed this many people to become a state. |
| Tanasie | The name Tennessee comes from this Indian word. |
| Cherokee | Tanasie is the name of a __________village by the Little Tennessee River. |
| Cherokee Indians | Who did the US government order to leave Tennessee in 1838? |
| Trail of Tears | What was the journey of the Cherokee Indians out of Tennessee when many of the Indians died called? |
| Hunters and farmers | Cherokee Indians did what 2 jobs? |
| Sequoya | Who was the Cherokee Indian chief? |
| Language | Sequoya invented written _________ for the Cherokee. |
| 12 | How many years did it take Sequoya to finish the written language of the Cherokee? |
| 85 | How many letters does the Cherokee language have? |
| A tree | What living thing is named for Sequoya? |
| James Robertson and John Donelson | The 1st settlers who can to Nashville were led by who? |
| By land | How did James Robertson come to Nashville? |
| By water | How did John Donelson come to Nashville? |
| General Francis Nash | Who was the fort along the Cumberland River named for? |
| Indians | Who was the fort built to protect settlers from? |
| Covered Wagon | How kind of vehicle carried the settlers here? |
| axe lantern | Name 2 tools used by settlers. |
| Andrew Jackson | The 1st President of the US from Tennessee. |
| 1788 | When did Jackson come to Tennessee? |
| Rachel Donelson | Who did Andrew Jackson marry? |
| Old Hickory | What was Andrew Jackson's nickname? |
| The Hermitage | What was the name of Andrew Jackson's home? |
| 7th | Which number president was Andrew Jackson? 3? 7? 12? |
| James K Polk | The 2nd President of the US from Tennessee. |
| Mexican War | What war did James K Polk lead American during? |
| Texas | Where did the Mexican War take place? |
| Alamo | What is the most famous building from the Mexican War? |
| Davey Crockett | What famous pioneer from Tennessee died at the Alamo? |
| Volunteer State | What is Tennessee called because so many of its people volunteered to fight in the Mexican War? |
| 11th | What number President was James K Polk? 7th? 11th? 15th? |
| Andrew Johnson | Who was the 17th President of the US? |
| Abraham Lincoln | Andrew Johnson became President when someone died. Who? |
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