SOCIAL STUDIES CH.6 TEST

One of the most serious problems faced by TN settlers was the lack of _____

roads

The one cleared to was the _____________ across southern Kentucky

Wilderness Road

Why was having no roads a problem?

they couldn’t move household items, domestic animals, and tools to place

What was an advantage of being on the frontier

there was a large amount of game

a practice where hunters wear snow shoes and chased animals through the snow

crusting

How did life change in Cumberland in 1795

a road was opened from Knoxville to Nashville

________ were used to cross bodies of water

ferries

How many people lived in Nashville in the late 1700 according to Jo Conn Guild

1000

What was the largest town in Tennessee in 1796

Knoxville

What was the only newspaper called in TN in 1796

the Knoxville Gazette

What were the largest towns in TN in the late 1700’s

Jonesborough, Greenville, Kingston, Nashville, and Knoxville

What did most people do for a living at this time

merchants, tavern keepers, and lawyers

Where did merchants receive goods from

Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Richmond

How was merchandise sent from Nashville

by the Cumberland, Ohio, and Tennessee Rivers

what was the only factory found in TN before the 1800’s

tanneries

what type of work did the men do

farming, hunting, and other heavy work

what type of work did the women do

took care of cattle, the weaving, and household tasks in general

What did they use to hang their clothes on

deer antlers

What was it called when neighbors came and helped build a house

raising a house

What did they do to stay warm in the winter

they chinked the cracks in the wall with mud

What did they do in summer to stay cool

removed the mud from winter to let airflow in air

what were plates made out of

wood or pewter

What did they use for privacy when they had guests stay over

pull a curtain

What is a hallway connecting 2 building called

a dogtrot

what were the 3 things they made out of corn

johnny cakes, mush, and liquor

What were the 2 forms of preserving meats called

jerking and salting

What was their made influence for their clothes

the Native Americans

What did they make mattresses out of

straw or corn shucks

The settlers built their house out of _________, because that material could be found in the nearby forests and the houses could be put together quickly

logs

how did they make chairs

short sections of logs

what was a slab of wood supported by wooden pegs driven into the wall

bed frames

what were the three things pewter was made out of

lead, brass, and copper

What was the first crop that early pioneers planted first

corn

what 2 crops did later settlers start growing

corn and tabaco

what were the three major religious denominations at the time

Presbyterian, Methodist, and Baptist

What are religious groups called

denominations

__________ were held in the forests, far away from communities

camp meetings

Early schools were usually run by a ______________

Presbyterian minister

The early, crude, one-room schools were often called ___________

old field schools

what were the 3 R’s

readin, riten, and rithmetic

what was another name for the violin

the fiddle

the iron point of a plow that dug into the ground was called a _________

bull tongue

What made the journey back to Nashville dangerous

robbers were waiting for you

what was the leading denomination was

The Presbyterian Church

Who organized the salem congregation

Samuel Doak

made the school Washington College

Samuel Doak

First known Presbyterian leader in Tennessee

Samuel Doak

moved from north holston settlement to an area near Jonesborough

Samuel Doak

he was instrumental

Thomas Craighead

est. a school called Davidson Academy

Thomas Craighead

first Presbyterian preacher in the Cumberland Settlement

Thomas Craighead

organized the 1st Baptist church in TN

Tidence Lane

What was the name of Reverend Tidence Lanes church

Buffalo Ridge Church

first Methodist circuit rider in Tennessee

Jeremiah Lambert

how did Presbyterians differ from Methodist and Baptist

they insisted on having an educated ministry

What did students use for writing pens

goose or turkey quills

What were the 3 things writing ink was made from

gun powder, pokeberry juice, or the juice of plants

What were 3 things people did for recreation

shooting targets, music, foot and horse racing

used to grind grain

gristmill

the only real town in the Cumberland region in 1796

Nashville

The first baptist church was located in which county

Washington

in 1795, average yield of corn per acre

60 bushels

Corn sold for between ______ and 33 1/3 cents a bushel

25 cents

level of material comfort

standard of living