Chapter 17 & 18 Cumberland Gap/Wilderness Road/ Watauga

Why did King George pass the Proclamation of 1763?

• to allow settlement of land west of the Appalachian Mts.

• to avoid fights between the settlers and indians

• to build the Wilderness Road

• to end the French and Indian War

What is the correct order for the following events?

• Wilderness Road built

  French/Indian War ends

  Proclamation of 1763 passed

• French/Indian War ends

  Proclamation of 1763 passed

  Wilderness Road built

• Proclamation of 1763 passed

  French/Indian War ends

  Wilderness Road built

• Wilderness Road built

  Proclamation of 1763 passed

  French/Indian War ends

Why did people travel through the Cumberland Gap to settle the West?

• It was the only route not through Indian land.

• It was too crowded on the other routes.

• It was the official route set up by the King.

• It was the easiest route through the Appalachian Mts.

How was the Wilderness Road used?

Choose 2 answers.

• to send American Indians out of the settlement areas

• to conduct commerce

• to move troops during the French and Indian War

• to settle the west

Who was responsible for helping carve the Wilderness Road?

• Nancy Ward

• John Sevier

• Davy Crockett

• Daniel Boone

Which states come together near the Cumberland Gap?

• Tennessee, Alabama, &

  Kentucky

• Tennessee, Kentucky, & Georgia

• Tennessee, Kentucky, & Virginia

• Tennessee, South Carolina, &

The Watauga Association is an example of......

• trade

• American Indian tribes

• military forts

• self-government

The settlers in the Watauga settlement formed a system of _________known as the Watauga Compact.

• laws

• religion

• trade

• education

What did the Cherokee call Nancy Ward?

• Cherished Mother

• Devoted Mother

• Beloved Woman

• Beloved Warrior

Put the following in the order in which they occurred:

A-Watauga settlers lease land from Cherokee

B-Dragging Canoe forms alliance with British

C-Watauga settlers hold off siege

D-a trader is warned of attack on Watauga settlement

• A,B,D,C

• A,B,C,D

• C,A,B,D

• B,A,D,C