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Who was Beloved Woman of the Cherokee?
Nance Ward
John Sevier
Queen Elizabeth
Nancy Reagan
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Who was the Cherokee war chief that fought the settlers at Fort Watauga and Fort Nashborough?
Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
Dragging Canoe
Little Horn
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Who were the two groups fighting at the Battle of Kings Mountain?
Overmountain Men
French
British
Spanish
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What does paleo mean?
Futuristic
Ancient
Present
None of the These
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What does nomadic mean?
Moving to and from areas, mainly following food
Settling down in one area
Someone who is never mad
All of the above
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Which indigenous group of Tennessee built fortified settlements, and created beautiful jewelry and pottery?
Paleo
Archaic
Woodland
Mississippian
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Which language does the name Tennessee originate from?
English
French
Spanish
Yuchi
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In a chiefdom, who did the elite social rank include?
The chief
The head hunter
The head of the military
The religious leader
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Which law set aside land west of the Appalachian Mountains for the American Indians?
Cumberland Compact
Proclamation of 1763
Watauga Compact
Transylvania Purchase
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Where did the Chickasaw live?
Near the Mississippi River
The mountains of East Tennessee
They were nomads
None of These
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Where did the Cherokee live?
Near the Mississippi River
The Mountains of East Tennessee
They were nomads
None of These
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Where did the Shawnee live?
Near the Mississippi River
The mountains of East Tennessee
They were nomads
None of These
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Where did the Creek live?
Near the Mississippi River
The mountains of East Tennessee
They were nomads
Middle Tennessee
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Whose clan were Creek children born into?
The father's
The chief's
The mother's
No one's
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What style of clothing did the Shawnee begin to wear after acquiring it through trade?
American
European
Asian
Canadian
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What was the name of the path that lead settlers from the east into Tennessee, and became the Wilderness Road?
I-40
Highway 25
Cumberland Gap
The Trail of Tears
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How much land was bought in the Transylvania Purchase?
20 acres
20 thousand acres
20 million acres
None of These
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How much did the settlers pay the Cherokee for the land in the Transylvania Purchase
$50,000
$50,000 in goods
$5,000,000
None of These
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Who started the first permanent white settlement in Tennessee?
George Washington
William Blount
Dragging Canoe
William Bean