Chapter 18-21 Practice Test

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. The Watauga Association is an example of _______________ .

• self-government
• trade
• American Indian tribes
• Military forts

Choose the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. The settlers in the Watauga Settlement formed a system of _____________ known as the Watauga Compact.

• religion
• trade
• laws
• education

What did the Cherokee call Nancy Ward?

• Beloved Warrior
• Beloved Woman
• Cherished Mother
• Devoted Woman

Why was Dragging Canoe unhappy with the Watauga settlers?

• He feared they would not trade with the Cherokee.
• He feared they would take all of the Cherokee land.
• He feared they would attack the Cherokee fort at Watauga.
• He feared they would side with the British against the Cherokee.

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

• The British gave them to the Cherokee.
• Nancy Ward gave them to the Cherokee.
• John Sevier sold them to the Cherokee.
• Dragging Canoe took them from Fort Watauga.

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

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

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

• She held off the siege at Fort Watauga.
• She gave the Cherokee weapons to use in the attack.
• She warned a trader about an upcoming Cherokee attack.
• She fought in place of her husband when he was killed in battle.

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

• Proclamation of 1763
• American Revolution
• French and Indian War
• attack on Fort Watauga

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

• They were working for the British against the Americans.
• They were worried that the settlers were taking too much land.
• They were worried that the Cumberland Compact laws were not fair.
• They were worried that they would not be able to trade with the settlers.

How were the Cumberland Settlements similar to the Watauga Settlement? (Choose 3)

• They were both attacked by Dragging Canoe.
• They were both led by John Donelson.
• They were both located near rivers.
• They were both started after the Revolutionary War.
• They both had their own system of laws known as a "compact."