My Tennessee Trail

Hello, boys and girls! Are you ready to learn some new and interesting facts about the state of Tennessee?!? I'm so glad you're here! Let's get started on our journey! :D

First, let me give you a few, simple directions:

1) On a scrap piece of paper, write your name.

2) Then, number your paper from 1-30. (You will only need one line for each short-answer question).  

3) Write your answers to the questions placed on the marks along the Tennessee Trail.

4) Once you have completed the last question along the trail, you will be directed to a final website. On this website, you will need to check your answers. Using the provided red pen, mark out incorrect answers and write the correct response next to it.

I hope you are just as excited as I am to learn more about the great state of Tennessee! Let's begin by discovering some of its basic facts.

Question 1) What is the capital of Tennessee?

Question 2) What would you predict/infer is the reason Tennessee possesses its state nickname? (HOT)

Question 3) What do the 3 white stars represent on the Tennessee Flag?

Question 4) What is Tennessee's state flower?

Question 5) What is Tennessee's state bird?

Now that you've answered these five questions about Tennessee, it's time to move on to our next destination on the trail.

Curriculum Standard

TLW...

3.5.01 - Identify major people, events, and issues in Tennessee history.

This is a website that tells us about some of the major people of Tennessee. Answer the following questions related to these interesting people:

Question 6) Who was the famous frontiersman, soldier, and politician who was born in Limestone, Tennessee?

Question 7) Compare/contrast the facts about Aretha Franklin and Morgan Freeman. (HOT)

Question 8) What are two things that are significant about Alvin York?

Question 9) What Bakersville native was the first to be elected to the United States Senate?

Question 10) What famous actress/singer was born in Sevierville, Tennessee?

Great job! Let's keep going on our trail!

Welcome to the next part of the trail! Let's discover some interesting historical events that occured within Tennessee! :)

Question 11) In 1783, who signed the Treaty of Paris?

Question 12) What was significant about William Bean in 1769?

Question 13) What is the origin of Tennessee's state name?

Question 14) In 1865, slavery was abolished in Tennessee and the United States. Do you agree with this abolishment? Why or why not? (HOT)

Question 15) What date was Tennessee admitted to the Union?

We've learned so much about our great state, but we can't stop here! Keep going!!! :)

Now, let's take a short quiz about Tennessee! You may not know the answers to some of these questions, but give it your best guess! The webpage will alert you when you have guessed correctly or incorrectly. Once you have completed the quiz, click on the "How did I do?" button to see your results. If you scored less than 50%, retake the quiz until you receive a higher score.

Now that you've learned through this quiz, we can move on to our next destination! :)

Let's discover some information about one of Tennessee's major characters, Davy Crockett. Answer the following questions about his life:

Question 16) In 1803, how did Davy Crockett aquire his education?

Question 17) Do you think it was easy for Davy Crockett to face so many challenges during 1822? Why or why not? (HOT)

Question 18) What funny incident occured to Davy Crockett in 1827?

Question 19) When and where did Davy Crockett die?

Question 20) In what year was Davy Crockett elected to the State Legislature? (Hint - He was 35 years old)

Next, we're going to explore this site to find some information about another influential person from Tennessee. Answer the following questions using this mark and the one after it. (The questions will be repeated when you advance to the other mark on this webpage)

Question 21) Where was Alvin York born?

Question 22) What are some of Alvin York's major achievements?

Question 23) In what war did Corporal York find himself in Chatel Chehery?

Question 24) How would you have handled the situation where Alvin York and his men ran through the heavy underbrush and into the line of fire? Would you have made the same decision to fight or would you have chosen to stay hidden?(HOT)

Question 25) How many total men did Alvin York capture by the time he reached American territory?

You are doing great! Continue to answer the questions that relate to Alvin York from the previous mark.

Question 21) Where was Alvin York born?

Question 22) What are some of Alvin York's major achievements?

Question 23) In what war did Corporal York find himself in Chatel Chehery?

Question 24) How would you have handled the situation where Alvin York and his men ran through the heavy underbrush and into the line of fire? Would you have made the same decision to fight or would you have chosen to stay hidden?(HOT)

Question 25) How many total men did Alvin York capture by the time he reached American territory?

Wow! It was so interesting to discover so many new facts about Alvin York, a great soldier from Tennessee. Let's see what else we can learn on our Tennessee Trail! Keep going!

Let's discover some other famous people who were born or lived in Tennessee! Answer the following questions about these influential people:

Question 26) What letter "E" singer was known as being the "King of Rock and Roll" and lived in Memphis, Tennessee?

Question 27) What letter "J" animal-lover is famous for his own television show and was born in Knoxville, TN?

Question 28)  What letter "M" actress/singer/songwriter was born in Nashville, TN on November 23, 1992 and has a famous country music singer as her father?

Question 29) What famous letter "C" train conductor moved to Jackson, TN as a young man and has inspired a famous folk song about his life story?

Question 30) What do you think about the number of people who were born or lived in Tennessee? Were you surprised by the variety of people? Why or why not? (HOT)

I hope you have had lots of fun learning about Tennessee! Our trail is almost over! Now, it's time to check the answers to the 30 short-answer questions! Proceed to the next mark to see how many you correctly answered! :D

Here are the answers to our Tennessee Trailfire! I hope you had a great time learning about our great state!!!

Once you have checked and corrected your answers, you may raise your hand to inform the teacher of your progress.

Thanks for all of your hard work!!! :D