Daily Quiz- 4/21 1. Which of the following were the original causes for Europeans coming to the New World (America)? Choose 2 a. Religious Freedom b. Economic profit c. To have slaves d. To live under the US Constitution 2. What dominated Colonial economy in the South? a. Growing Tobacco b. Growing Cotton c. Trade d. Industry

Geography and Early Times of Tennessee

Geography of Tennessee

Key Features of TN Appalachian Mountains- large mountain chain covers all TN eastern border Mississippi River- Major waterway (most important in US) on TN west border Cumberland Gap- passage through mountains, allowed settlers into Tennessee and Kentucky

Daniel Boone Daniel Boone (explorer) helped white settlers along the Wilderness Road into Tennessee Indian trail through the Mountains and Cumberland gap to Kentucky and Tennessee Biggest issue: Native Americans Indians lived on this land and did not like the idea of whites claiming it

Discussion 1. Why do the Appalachian Mountains pose difficulty expanding west? 2. Why would settlers want to expand to the west into Tennessee during colonial times? 3. How may Tennessee’s unique geography (mountains in the east and Mississippi river plains in the west) might impact Tennessee’s growth.

Dealing with Revolution Proclamation of 1763: disallowed colonists to settle across Appalachian Mountains Declared living in Tennessee illegal Settlers went to Tennessee to get away from government

Government in Tennessee To oppose British efforts to stop settlement, settlers in Tennessee formed a community Watauga Association Watauga had their own government and goal was to have freedom and protection from Natives

Moving West James Robertson and John Donelson led a group from the Watauga settlement to Fort Nashborogh (later named Nashville) Hoped to escape British pressure