tennessee during the revolution
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Bell Ringer
•Based on what you have learned about the American Revolution, describe a hypothetical situation where the course and/or outcome of the war could have changed.
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Tennessee During the RevolutionEssential Question: What effect did the Revolutionary time period have on the state of Tennessee?
TN Standard: 8.26
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Battle of Alamance• War of Regulation- A
rebellion in North Carolina over taxation and control• Regulators were back-
country farmers protesting against the royal governor of NC• Regulators were
defeated. This is seen as a pre-cursor to the American Revolution
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Watauga Settlement• Created in 1772 by settlers in
near present-day Elizabethton, TN
• Most of the settlers came from Virginia but some were Regulators who fleeing North Carolina after the Battle of Alamance
• Settlers formed the Watauga Association after purchasing land from the Cherokee
• They formed the Watauga Compact- set up their form of government
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James Robertson• One of the early
founders of the Watauga Association• Met with other
settlers to purchase lease land from the Cherokees
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Richard Henderson• Head of the Transylvania Company• Negotiated a treaty with the
Cherokee called the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals
• This treaty and purchase (Transylvania Purchase) included most of Kentucky and modern-day East TN
• Treaty was technically illegal because the law said only the federal government could make land purchases from Native Americans
• Hired Daniel Boone to form the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap
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Dragging Canoe• Son of influential Cherokee
leader, Little Carpenter• Disagreed with the sale of
land to the Henderson and settlers
• Formed the Chickamauga tribe
• Led an unsuccessful uprising against the settlers
• During the American Revolution, he and his father sided with the British
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Watauga Petitions and the Washington District• Wataugans were afraid of
Native American attacks• They sent out petitions
for help • North Carolina responded
by using the Washington District as a means of protection for the settlers
• The Washington District was influential in the development of Washington, Co. TN
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Nancy Ward• Cherokee woman
(Dragging Canoe’s cousin) from East TN who believed in peaceful co-existence with Europeans• Warned settlers
about impending attacks by the Cherokee
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Settling the Cumberland River Area
• In 1779, Henderson sent James Robertson and John Donelson to lead two groups of settlers into the Cumberland River area
• 1,000 mile voyage• Donelson’s group faced many
hardships: harsh winters, swift river currents, hunger, and attacks
• They finally reached Big Salt Lick and founded Fort Nashborough, which would become Nashville
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The Cumberland Compact• The official plan of
government for Fort Nashborough• Forerunner to the
Tennessee State Constitution
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Battle of the Bluffs• 1781- 400 Chickamaugans led by
Dragging Canoe tried to wipe out Fort Nashborough
• Settlers were losing the battle and attempting to get back to the fort but the gates were locked
• James Robertson’s wife, Charlotte, opened the gates and released dogs to attack the Chickamaugans
• This gave the settlers the break they needed and they won the battle to secure the settler presence in the Cumberland River Area