Ch.18 The Watauga Settlement

Which event led the Watauga settlers to lease land from the Cherokee Nation?

• attack on Fort Watauga

• Proclamation of 1763

• American Revolution

• French and Indian War

The Watauga Association is an example of _.

The settlers in the Watauga Settlement formed a system of _____ known as the Watauga Compact.

• religion

• trade

• laws

• education

Order the events in which they occurred 1-4

• The Watauga settlers hold off a siege.

• Settlers lease land in the Watauga Settlement from the Cherokee People.

• Dragging Canoe forms an alliance with the British.

• A trader is warned about a plan for an attack on the Watauga Settlement.

What did the Cherokee Indians call Nancy Ward?

• Cherished Mother

• Devoted Woman

• Beloved Woman

• Beloved Warrior

Why was Dragging Canoe unhappy with the Watauga settlers?

• He feared they would not trade with the Cherokee people.

• He feared they would take all of the Cherokee land.

• He feared they would side with the British against the Cherokee people.

• He feared they would attack the Cherokee fort at Watauga.

How did the Cherokee people get the weapons they used to attack the Watauga Settlement?

• The British gave them to the Cherokee people.

• John Sevier sold them to the Cherokee people.

• Dragging Canoe took them from Fort Watauga.

• Nancy Ward gave them to the Cherokee people.

What was John Sevier's role in the attack on Fort Watauga?

• He was the settlers' leader and held off the Cherokee attack.

• He led the siege against Fort Watauga.

• He sold the Cherokee weapons to use in the attack.

• He warned a trader about an upcoming Cherokee attack.

What was Nancy Ward's role in the attack on Fort Watauga?

• She fought in place of her husband when he was killed in battle.

• She warned a trader about an upcoming Cherokee attack.

• She gave the Cherokee weapons to use in the attack.

• She held of the siege at Fort Watauga.