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Multiple choice. Circle the answer that best corresponds with each of the following. 2 points each.

1. What prominent citizen and founder of the Transylvania Company was instrumental in the settling of present day Middle Tennessee: a) Daniel Smith, b) John Sevier, c) Andrew Jackson, d) Richard Henderson?
2. Which of the following does not border onto the state of Tennessee: a) Georgia, b) North Carolina, c) South Carolina, d) Kentucky?
3. Which of following are considered the “first Tennesseans”: a) Woodland Indians, b) Archaic- Indians, c) Cherokees, d) Paleo-Indians?
4. What was the first fort built in present day Tennessee? This fort was initially built for the women and children of the Cherokee warriors: a) Fort Prince George, b) Fort, Knox, c) Fort Loudoun, d) Fort Sevier?
5. What Native American group had the largest impact on present day Tennessee: a) Creek, b) Shawnees, c) Cherokee, d) Chickasaws?
6. The first county established in present day Tennessee is: a) Davidson, b) Sullivan, c) Washington, d) Hawkins?
7. Which was the leading export in Middle Tennessee during the period of Antebellum: a) cotton, b) oil, c) livestock, d) slaves?
8. Which of the following was the most important railroad in Tennessee: a) East Tennessee &Virginia, b) Memphis & Charleston, c) Louisville & Nashville, d) Nashville & Chattanooga?
9. The first and only governor of the State of Franklin was: a) John Sevier, b) William Blount, c) Richard Henderson, d) James Robertson?
10. Which of the following was instrumental in establishing the North Holston colony: a) Evan Shelby, b) James Robertson, c) John Sevier, d) John Donelson?
11. Which of the following was the earliest Spaniard to enter Tennessee: a) James Needham, b) Juan Pardo, c) Hernando De Soto, d) Timothy Demonbreum?
12. The only geological region in Tennessee does not touch the north and south border is: a) Cumberland Plateau, b) Unaka Mountains, c) Central Basin, d) Plateau Slope.
13. Which of the following is the flattest geological region: a) Cumberland Plateau, b) Unaka Mountains, c) Central Basin, d) Plateau Slope?
14. Which of the following would not have been located in the State of Franklin: a) Giles County, b) Greene County, c) Sullivan County, d) Washington County?
15. Which was not included in the Mero District: a) Tennessee County, b) Davidson County, c) Rutherford County, d) Sumner County?
16. The geological region that separates Tennessee from its Mother State is: a) Mississippi Flood Plain, b) Unaka Mountains, c) Great Valley of East Tennessee, d) Great Valley of the West?
17. Davidson County is located in which geological region: a) Eastern Highland Rim, b) Western Highland Rim, c) Central Basin, d) Great Valley of the West?
18. The following entity was called the “Principal People”: a) Chickasaw, b) Cherokee, c) Creek, d) Shawnee.
19. Which of the following are responsible for bringing the idea of the burial mounds to Tennessee: a) Archaic Indians, b) Woodland Tradition, c) Mississippian Culture, d) Paleolithic Indians?
20. James Needham was one of the earliest Englishmen to arrive in Tennessee. The other person was: a) Juan Pardo, b) Hernanado De Soto, c) Gabriel Arthur, d) Louis Joliet?
21. The largest influx of Chickasaw in Tennessee was located in: a) East Tennessee, b) Middle Tennessee, c) West Tennessee, d) Their presence was not significant?
22. Which of the geological regions straddle the Tennessee River: a) Western Highland Rim, b) Western Valley, c) Central Basin, d) Plateau Slope?
23. Which of the following transported the Franklin Constitution to our nation’s capital: a) William Blount, b) William Cocke, c) James Robertson, d) John Donelson?
24. The largest denomination in the Tennessee frontier was: a) Baptist, b) Methodist, c) Presbyterians, d) Catholic?
25. Fort Pickering was established to: a) protect the Chickasaw, b) bankrupt the Chickasaw, c) protect the Choctaw, d) bankrupt the Choctaw?
26. The Lower Chickasaw Bluff would be the location of which of the following: a) Covington, b) Jackson, c) Memphis, d) Dyersburg?
27. The only Tennessee County named after a woman is: a) Carter, b) McMinn, c) Granger, d) Sevier?
28. The second county in West Tennessee was Shelby. Which of the following was the first West Tennessee County: a) Dyer, b) Hardeman, c) Hardin, d) Jackson?
29. The only governor of the southwest territory was: a) James Robertson, b) William Blount, c) Willie Blount, d) Evan Shelby?
30. Which was created in Tennessee after disputes during the Great Awakening: a) Christian Churches, b) Churches of Christ, c) Cumberland Presbyterians, d) Church of God in Christ?
31. Which of the following was the largest cession in the history of Tennessee: a) Dearborn’s Treaty, b) Jackson Purchase, c) Calhoun’s Treaty, d) Land Compact Act?
32. Ross’s Landing would be at the present day site of: a) Cleveland, b) Chattanooga, c) Winchester, d) Fayetteville?
33. The first religious revival in Tennessee occurred in which county: a) Davidson, b) Robertson, c) Sumner, d) Montgomery?
34. The Father of Middle Tennessee is/was: a) John Donelson, b) Timothy Demonbreun, c) James Robertson, d) John Spencer?
35. The first resident Presbyterian minister in Tennessee was: a) Charles Cummings, b) Jeremiah Lambert, c) Samuel Doak, d) Joseph Grammar?
36. The oldest Baptist Church in Tennessee is: a) Washington Baptist, b) Sinking Creek Baptist, c) Holston Baptist, d) Sulphur Creek Baptist?
37. Mero and Washington were the first districts in Tennessee. What was the third district: a) Jefferson, b) Hamilton, c) Monroe, d) Madison?
38. Which of the following created Congressional Reservation by drawing a boundary line around present day West Tennessee and the southwestern corner of Middle Tennessee: a) Dearborn Treaty, b) Jackson Purchase, c) Land Compact Act, d) Treaty of Holston?
39. Which of the following ceded Cherokee and Creek lands between the Duck River and the states’ southern border: a) Dearborn Treaty, b) Jackson Purchase, c) Land Compact Act, d) Treaty of Holston?
40. Which of the following was the first native born Tennessean to become Governor of the state: a) Andrew Jones, b) Isham Harris, c) James Jones, d) Parson Brownlow?
41. Which of the following was instrumental in the establishment of the Democratic Party: a) Isham Harris, b) Andrew Johnson, c) Andrew Jackson, d) James K. Polk?
42. The first resident Baptist minister in the state was: a) Samuel Doak, b) Charles Cummings, c) Tidence Lane, d) Benjamin Ogden?
43. Which of the following established Nashoba in West Tennessee: a) William Brownlow, b) Fanny Wright, c) Elihu Embree, d) Benjamin Lundy?
44. Which of the following was established to assist the Cherokee in assimilating into Tennessee society: a) Nashoba, b) Brainerd, c) both a and b, d) none of the above?
45. Which of the following is hailed as “Creator of the Whig Party” in Tennessee: a) Hugh Lawson White, b) John Bell, c) James Jones, d) Newton Cannon?
46. The first governor of Tennessee and sometimes referred to as the “Father of Tennessee” was: a) Andrew Jackson, b) John Sevier, c) William Blount, d) Willie Blount?
47. Which Tennessee governor was instrumental in the construction of a state asylum and penitentiary during the period of reconstruction: a) William Carroll, b) Andrew Johnson, c) Andrew Jackson, d) Newton Cannon?
48. Which of the following published one of the nation’s first antislavery newspapers in Tennessee: a) William Brownlow, b) Fanny Wright, c) Elihu Embree, d) Benjamin Lundy?
49. The state’s biggest temperance advocate was: a) William Carroll, b) William Brownlow, c) Andrew Johnson, d) Elihu Embree?
50. Tennessee’s first Supreme Court consisted of: a) nine members, b) five members, c) 3 members, d) 1 member?