Statehood and Early Tennessee History 1796-1849

Who was the first governor of Tennessee?

• John Smith

• John Sevier

• Robert Amburn

• John Adams

When did Tennessee become the 16th state in the Union?

• September 26, 1907

• October 31, 1854

• August 5, 1776

• June 1, 1796

Which was named the state capital of Tennessee in 1796?

• Knoxville

• Lenoir City

• Kingston

• Nashville

Impressment

• British freed the American soldiers and gave them a good life on British ships

• British kidnapped American soldiers and forced them to serve on British ships

• British press important issues on the American soldiers to take care of

• None of the above

The __________ issued a number trade restrictions to interfere with America's trade with ___________.

• Spain; America

• British; France

• British; America

• Lenoir City; Spain

Who was the Shawnee warrior who headed a large, multi-tribal confederacy, allied with the British in the War of 1812 to further his desire to remove American settlers from Indian tribal lands.

• John Smith

• Tecumseh

• Andrew Jackson

• None of the Above

Battle that happen 1814 when the American Indian allies fought the Red Sticks in the horseshoe bend of the Tallapoosa River in Alabama.

• Battle of the Alamo

• Battle of the Horseshoe Bend

• Battle at Shiloh

• Battle of the Bridge

Creek nation was forced to sign what treaty?

• Treaty of Fort Jackson

• Treaty of Peace

• Treaty of Paris

• Treaty of Fort Loudoun

What did the Creeks give up in the treaty to the U.S. government?

• freedom

• food

• 23 million acres of land

• nothing

Who was the national hero, and became the next president of the U.S.?

• General Jackson

• General Lee

• General Washington

• General Amburn