Transcript The State of Franklin Tennessee Becomes a State Famous

The State of Franklin
Tennessee Becomes a State
Famous People from Tennessee
The State of Franklin
• After the American Revolution settlers in
the land that is now Tennessee needed a
government.
• Some settlers wanted to form a state and
join the United States.
• In 1784, a group of settlers met and
formed a new state they called Franklin.
• It was named for Benjamin Franklin.
The State of Franklin
• The state of Franklin
covered most of what is
now East Tennessee.
• John Sevier was
chosen to be its leader.
• The United States
government did not
want Franklin to be a
state. Leaders thought
this land should stay
part of North Carolina.
Southwest Territory
• In 1790 the U.S. set up a new government
for Tennessee replacing Franklin.
• Tennessee was made part of the
Southwest Territory.
• William Blount became the governor of the
Southwest Territory.
• Problems developed between the settlers
and the Indians.
Southwest Territory
Tennessee Becomes a State
• In 1796 a meeting was held in Knoxville
the capital of the Southwest Territory to
discuss statehood.
• The United States government voted to
make Tennessee a state in 1796.
• John Sevier was chosen as the states first
governor.
Tennessee 1796
Famous People
• There are many people in the history of
our nation that called Tennessee their
home.
• A few were Presidents but there were
many others who are just as important in
the history of our state and our nation.
Andrew Jackson
• He was the first person
from Tennessee to
become President.
• He signed the Indian
Removal Act in 1830.
• Remembered for the
Trail of Tears.
Nancy Ward
• Nan’yehi was a
Cherokee Indian.
• She was considered a
peace maker in the
Cherokee nation.
• As more settlers
moved to Tennessee,
she blended with the
white world and was
known as Nancy
Ward.
Davy Crockett
• He was a hunter and
soldier.
• He fought in many
Indian battles.
• He served in the U.S.
Congress.
• He was critical of
Andrew Jackson.
• He died at the Alamo.
Sam Houston
• He ran away as a
teenager to live with
Cherokee Indians.
• With the help of
Andrew Jackson, he
became governor of
Tennessee and
resigned to return to
live with the
Cherokees.
• He was President of
the Republic of Texas.
Sequoyah
• His father was a white
fur trader and his
mother was a
Cherokee.
• He fought in the War
of 1812.
• He developed an
alphabet and written
language for the
Cherokee people.
James K. Polk
• He was the second
man from the state of
Tennessee to become
President of the U.S.
• A war was fought with
Mexico when he was
President.
• He helped decide the
border between the
U.S. and Canada
near Oregon Country.
Young Hickory
John Sevier
• John Sevier was
chosen as the leader
of Franklin.
• He served as the first
governor of
Tennessee.
• Indians hated and
feared John Sevier.