Gallopade: Chapter 19 Flashcard

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Why did Dragging Canoe and other Chickamauga Cherokee Indians attack the Cumberland settlers?

Back

They were worried that the settlers were taking too much land.

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What was exchanged in the Transylvania Purchase?

Back

Land in Tennessee and Kentucky for goods.

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Where did the Battle of the Bluffs occur?

Back

Fort Nashborough.

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Why did some American Indians think that the Transylvania Purchase was not fair?

Back

The Transylvania Land Company received a very large amount of land for the amount paid.

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What is the Transylvania Purchase?

Back

An agreement where land in Tennessee and Kentucky was exchanged for goods.

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Who was Dragging Canoe?

Back

A leader of the Chickamauga Cherokee Indians.

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What was the Cumberland Compact?

Back

A set of laws established by the Cumberland settlers.

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What was the significance of Fort Nashborough?

Back

It was the site of the Battle of the Bluffs.

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What did the Transylvania Land Company do?

Back

They purchased land from American Indians.

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Why was land important to the Chickamauga Cherokee?

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It was essential for their survival and way of life.