Daily Quiz- 4/211. Which of the following were the original causes

for Europeans coming to the New World (America)? Choose 2

a. Religious Freedomb. Economic profit c. To have slavesd. To live under the US Constitution

2. What dominated Colonial economy in the South?a. Growing Tobaccob. Growing Cottonc. Traded. Industry

Geography and Early Times of Tennessee

Geography of Tennessee

Geography of Tennessee

Key Features of TNAppalachian Mountains- large mountain

chain covers all TN eastern borderMississippi River- Major waterway (most

important in US) on TN west borderCumberland Gap- passage through

mountains, allowed settlers into Tennessee and Kentucky

Daniel BooneDaniel Boone (explorer) helped white

settlers along the Wilderness Road into TennesseeIndian trail through the Mountains and

Cumberland gap to Kentucky and TennesseeBiggest issue: Native Americans

Indians lived on this land and did not like the idea of whites claiming it

Discussion1. 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 RevolutionProclamation of 1763: disallowed

colonists to settle across Appalachian MountainsDeclared living in Tennessee illegalSettlers went to Tennessee to get away from

government

Government in TennesseeTo 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 WestJames Robertson and John Donelson led

a group from the Watauga settlement to Fort Nashborogh (later named Nashville)Hoped to escape British pressure