Gallopade: Chapters 20 and 21 Review

Why did the people of Tennessee dislike being part of North Carolina after the American Revolution?

• Most people in North Carolina wanted the Tennesseans to pay more in taxes than they did.

• The North Carolina capital was far away, and the government could not protect Tennesseans from American Indians.

• The North Carolina capital was too close, and the government was too involved in Tennesseans’ business.

• Most people in North Carolina had not supported the British, and most people in Tennessee had.

What is the Lost State of Franklin?

• Tennessee’s first attempt at statehood

• land taken away from Tennessee after the Revolutionary War

• territory Tennessee lost to North Carolina

• territory North Carolina gave to Tennessee

Why did the state of Franklin fail?

• The settlers disagreed about state boundaries.

• The settlers disagreed about what territory should be included in Franklin.

• The settlers disagreed about whether or not John Sevier should be governor.

• The settlers disagreed over control of the government.

Why did North Carolina give up its western region?

• to satisfy the demands of the Tennesseans

• to pay a debt to the United States

• to get a better area of territory in exchange

• to protect the territory from American Indian attacks

Why were many Tennesseans glad to be part of the Southwest Territory?

• They received a payment from the United States for their land.

• They would be represented in Congress.

• They thought they would be protected from American Indian attacks.

• They did not want to be in a state.

Who was the governor of the Southwest Territory?

• William Blount

• John Sevier

• John Donelson

• Benjamin Franklin

How did the Southwest Territory gain statehood?

• The governor declared it a state as soon as he took office.

• The governor applied for statehood as soon as the population was high enough.

• The governor appealed to Congress to allow the territory to become a state.

• The governor asked the territory’s legislature to declare it a state.

What letter represents the United States’ Southwest Territory or the Territory South of the River Ohio in the late 1700s?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which statement best describes the effect of the Revolutionary War in the mountain frontier prior to 1780?

• The mountain frontier was not affected much by the war.

• The mountain frontier was largely destroyed by the war.

• The mountain frontier was the location of many battles.

• The mountain frontier was in the control of the British.

Why did men from Virginia and North Carolina join the Tennesseans at Sycamore Shoals in September 1780?

• to fight against a British invasion of the overmountain territories

• to set up a separate government after the British invasion of the overmountain territories

• to trade goods after the British invasion of the overmountain territories

• to sign a declaration in support of the British invasion of the overmountain territories