Chapter 4 Notes Flashcards
Who had been ‘duly and constitutionally elected’ governor?
John Sevier.
When did Tennessee become a state?
When was Tennessee’s official birthday?
- 1796
- June 1st
Who was the undisputed leader of the new state for 11 our of the first 15 years?
John Sevier.
What scheme whereby they, aided by British money and military assistance, would attempt to capture Spanish Florida and Louisiana?
Blount Conspiracy.
Who sought election as major general?
Andrew Jackson.
Who was sent to Raleigh, N.C. in 1804 to seek some sort of compromise with N.C.?
John Overton.
What compact drew boundary lines around all of West Tennessee and also the southwestern corner of Middle Tennessee and specified this gigantic tract of land as the Congressional Reservation? This law essentially acknowledged the national governments surrender of any claims to lands OUTSIDE the Congressional Reservation. It bestowed on Tennessee the right to handle all N.C. land claims; Tennessee must set aside 100,000 acres in the old Cherokee Reservation.
Land Compact of 1806.
Who helped negotiate with the Chickasaw leaders to give up the tribes claim to the vast West Tennessee region, as well as parts of West Kentucky?
Isaac Shelby.
What treaty did the federal government compel the Cherokees to sign a removal treaty in December 1835? It required the removal of the Cherokees to the West within the next 2 years.
New Echota Treaty
What was it called when all of the Cherokees were expelled from the Southeast? (HINT: Finally all of the Indian inhabitants had been pushed out of Tennessee)
Trail of Tears.
What law said that no creditor could foreclose or execute judgment against a debtor for a period of 2 years–unless the creditor was willing to accept depreciated paper money in payment for the debts?
Stay Law.
In Alabama, August 1813, the Creeks created the Indian war that Tennesseans anticipated and even desired. What was this war called? (HINT: The Creeks tried to take this fort)
Fort Mims Massacre.
Where did Jackson defeat the Creeks for the final time? (HINT: most significant war of the War of 1812)
Horseshoe Bend.
What famous road stretched from Nashville to Natchez? (HINT: Murderous thieves were on this road; Meriwether Lewis was murdered on this road.)
The Natchez Trace.
Where was Jackson’s victory over the British at? (HINT: This is where the war ended.)
Battle of New Orleans.
