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Big Salt Lick |
attracted animals, deer, buffalo in middle TN. In present day it is called Nashville. |
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John Donelson |
Chosen to lead trip by water to KY, 54 year old |
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assets |
items of value that are owned, Donelson lost these |
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The Adventure |
A boat Donelson owned |
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Bluff |
a steep cliff, Robertson built his home here |
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station |
often included a small for for protection, Eaton Station and Fleeland Station |
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Fort Nashborough |
A fort named after General Nash |
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General Francis Nash |
Fort Nashborough named after him, died in revolutionary war |
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palisade |
tall fence with spikes at top, Fort Nashborough |
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Rachel Donelson |
John Donelson's daughter. When 14 yrs. old went down TN River, Ohio, Cumberland to get to Nashville, married Andrew Jackson |
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quarantined |
isolated, to cut off from. When small pox broke out, Donelson isolated them until the last bout so everyone else wouldn't catch it. |
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Cumberland compact |
12 judges divided among the station with jurisdiction over civil suits and land titles, signed May 1780 |
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jurisdiction |
area that is legally yours and you can't do anything outside your area |
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null and void |
having no legal forces |
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flotia |
a fleet of small ships, brought people to Nashville |
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