Why did the Cherokee agree to help the British in the Revolutionary War?

The British promised to keep settlers off Cherokee land

put a tax on printed things such as books and newspapers

Why was Dragging Canoe angry?

He did not want the chiefs to give up so much Cherokee land

Which is NOT a reason it seemed that the British would win the Revolutionary War?

The French agreed to help the Americans

Which is NOT an advantage the Overmountain Men had over the British?

They had extra soldiers from Georgia and Tn

Why did the British government begin charging new taxes in the American colonies?

Great Britain had debts to pay from the French/Indian War

Why was the battle of King's Mountain so important?

IT was a surprising victory that gave the Patriots hope.

Why did the British march south to continue fighting the Revolutionary War?

There were many Loyalists in the south, and they would help

Which is not true of the First Continental Congress?

Delegates from all 13 colonies came to the meeting

Why did British soldiers march to the towns of Lexington and Concord?

They had heard the colonists were hiding weapons there

Which is NOT one of John Sevier's accomplishments?

He was a militia leader in the Chickasaw War.

Which is NOT a reason American colonists were angry with the British government?

The government began searching colonist homes

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1
Which is NOT something that went wrong during the river journey to the Cumberland settlements?
Indians attacked the settlers
The boats kept tipping over
The journey was much longer than expected
Some of the travelers got smallpox
2
Why did the Cherokee agree to help the British in the Revolutionary War?
The British promised to keep settlers off Cherokee land
They promised the Cherokee one of the colonies if they won
They gave the Cherokees guns, knives, metal pots, and cloth
The British had treated the Cherokee well over the years
3
The Stamp Act
put a tax on printed things such as books and newspapers
put a tax on postage stamps
put a tax on tea
put a tax on sugar
4
Why was Dragging Canoe angry?
He wanted to attack settlers, but his father said no
He did not want the chiefs to give up so much Cherokee land
He knew Henderson did not have permission to buy the land
He didn't agree that Nancy Ward should be the Beloved Woman.
5
The blank did not want to be independent from Great Britain?
Southern Colonists
New England colonists
loyalists
Patriots
6
At the 2nd Continental Congress, colonial leaders agreed to send the king a letter of apology
True
False
7
Which is NOT a reason it seemed that the British would win the Revolutionary War?
The French agreed to help the Americans
Great Britain was the wealthiest nation in the world.
The British soldiers were well trained.
There were already 1000s of British soldiers in the colonies
8
What British military leader threatend to destroy TN settlements?
Nathanael Greene
Henry Clinton
Charles Cornwallis
Patrick Ferguson
9
Which is NOT an advantage the Overmountain Men had over the British?
They were used to the mountains and knew their way around
They had extra soldiers from Georgia and Tn
They had learned how to fight from battling the Cherokee
They could walk very quietly and make surprise attacks
10
Which is the way the colonists protested new taxes?
They held sit-ins in government buildings
They boycotted British goods.
They sent men to Parliament to complain
They rioted throughout the colonies
11
Why did the British government begin charging new taxes in the American colonies?
Great Britain had debts to pay from their war with Spain
The British were angry with the colonists
The British King needed money to build 3 new palaces
Great Britain had debts to pay from the French/Indian War
12
The British government punished the colonists for the Boston Tea party by closing the harbor.
True
False
13
Which is NOT true of the Boston Tea Party?
Men threw 300 chests of tea in Boston Harbor
The British government punished Boston
They men dressed up as Indians
British tea was very expensive
14
Why was the battle of King's Mountain so important?
It helped the Patriot army win back the Carolinas.
It showed Loyalists they needed to stop helping the British.
IT was a surprising victory that gave the Patriots hope.
It taught Major Ferguson a lesson and he retreated South.
15
Why did the British march south to continue fighting the Revolutionary War?
Fighting would be easier in the warmer southern colonies
There were many Patriots in the south
There were many Loyalists in the south, and they would help
They had already won in New England
16
Which is not true of the First Continental Congress?
Delegates from all 13 colonies came to the meeting
Delegates started another boycott of British goods
They sent a petition to King George III listing complaints
Delegates agreed to set up a militia in each colony
17
Regulators in North Carolina backcountry clashed with the governor's men in the
North Carolina Conflict
Revolutionary War
Battle of Alamance
Battle of Watauga
18
Why did British soldiers march to the towns of Lexington and Concord?
The British general wanted to set up his headquarters there
They had heard the colonists were hiding weapons there
They wanted to start fighting with rebellious colonists
to keep the peace because the people had been rioting
19
Richard Henderson made the Transylvania Purchase with the
Treaty of Cumberland Gap
Treaty of Sycamore Shoals
Watauga Agreement
Wilderness Trail Association
20
Which is something important that Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence?
"I have not yet begun to fight."
"All men are created equal"
"Give me liberty or give me death"
"Let justice be done though the heavens should fall"
21
Which is NOT one of John Sevier's accomplishments?
He helped organize and lead the Overmountain men
He became governor of TN
He was a militia leader in the Chickasaw War.
He was a leader in the Watauga Settlements
22
Major Patrick Ferguson and his men beat the Overmountain Men in the Battle of King's Mountain
True
False
23
Colonists were happy with the British because they had taxation without representation.
True
False
24
Soldiers from Virginia, NC, and Ga helped TN settlers win the Cherokee War.
True
False
25
Which is NOT a reason American colonists were angry with the British government?
The government started charging the colonists new taxes
The government stopped letting the colonists hold jury trial
The colonies did not have representation in Parliament.
The government began searching colonist homes

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