Purpose: 11/17/15  CNN Student News  Read page with your partners- take turns reading!  Answer questions 1-3 on a scrap piece of paper with your partners!

FOA 11/17/15  In a short paragraph, tell me everything you know about the how the state of Tennessee formed.  Some questions to help get you started…  Who were some early leaders?  Can you guess where was the first capital?  What was our state almost named?  When was Tennessee admitted as a state?  What number state are we?  What were some of the early Native American tribes in Tennessee?

8.39 I dentify the leaders and events and analyze the impact of western expansion to the development of Tennessee statehood, including:

 William Blount  John Sevier  Rocky Mount  Treaty of Holston  Cumberland Gap  River Systems  Natchez Trace  Jackson Purchase

William Blount  American Statesman  Land Speculator  Signer of the US Constitution  Born into prominent North Carolina family  2 Obsessions he had:  1. Western Lands- like many men of his day he believed the future of the new nation lay beyond the Appalachian Mountains  2. Being in public office

Cumberland Gap

 The Cumberland Gap is a low point in the Cumberland Mountains near where the states of Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia all meet.  And it is, without a doubt, one of the most important pieces of land in American history

Cumberland Gap  when people had to walk or take a horse to get from Point A to Point B, this relatively flat trail was the easiest way to get through the mountains.  It was the path generations of Native Americans and early pioneers took.  Historians now estimate that between 1760 and 1850, almost 300,000 people walked, rode, or were carried through the Cumberland Gap.

Open TN Textbook to page 157  We will read as a class  Answer questions 3-5 in complete sentences in your notes  You may work with your partners to answer these questions

 George Washington created the Southwest Territory (parts of KY, TN, Alabama, and Mississippi).  Named William Blount governor of the Southwest Territory; Rocky Mount was the capital.  2/5ths of the Southwest land was occupied by the Cherokee and Chickasaw Native Americans.  The Treaty of Holston was signed in 1791 to end conflicts over land with the Cherokees.

Treaty of Holston  The Treaty of Holston was signed in 1791 to end conflicts over land with the Cherokees.  It was a treaty of peace and friendship between the Cherokees and US Government.  It was negotiated and signed by Blount.  Treaty stated the Cherokee were under full protection of the US Government  Monument in downtown Knoxville

Tennessee  By 1795, Tennessee had around 77,000 and 12,000 slaves.  11 counties each elected 5 representatives.  John Sevier was elected the 1 st governor and Knoxville was chosen the first capital.  June 1, 1796 TN was admitted as the 16 th state of the USA.

Expansion  River systems allowed for the expansion of settlement, trade, farming, and business throughout the state.  Cumberland River - Travels close to 700 miles (300+ in TN); Begins in Lechter County, Kentucky and end at the Ohio River in Smithland, KY. Dumps into the Ohio River. Cities near or on the river include- Nashville and Clarksville.  Tennessee River - Travels 1,100 miles; Begins in Virginia and ends at the Ohio River in Paducah, KY. Cities near or on the river include- Knoxville, Chattanooga, Muscle Shoals (AL), Florence (AL),  Mississippi River - Travels 3,658 miles; is the entire western border of TN; Major confluence is with Ohio at Cairo, Illinois. Memphis is a major inland port of the Mississippi.

Natchez Trace  Was a major roadway from Nashville to the port of Natchez, Mississippi.  Road stretched close to 500 miles.  Road was used for travel, trade, business, and eventually led to many towns developing alongside.  Basically was an intertwining of old native American trails.  Agreement with natives was made to extend road from Nashville to Knoxville.  By the late 1820s the Trace was no longer a heavily traveled route from Natchez to Nashville. Though local traffic used segments for decades, the Trace fell victim to numerous forces such as the steamboat, construction of competing roads, and changing settlement patterns.

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Jackson Purchase  The Jackson Purchase region was bought from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818 and the territory divided between KY and TN in 1820  In 1818, the lands of Western TN and Western KY were bought from the Chickasaw for $300,000.  Geographically this land was between the Tennessee and Mississippi rivers.  Andrew Jackson and Issac Shelby traveled through the area to inform natives and create settlements.

Jackson Purchase  In 1819 the region opened for settlement, and the general assembly created Hardin County that same year.  Speculators John Overton, James Winchester, and Andrew Jackson quickly established the town of Memphis.  Within six years of its opening, the Jackson Purchase contained 16 counties.

Open TN Textbook to page 166  We will read as a class  Complete questions 1-3 in complete sentences in your notes  You may work with your partners on these questions