Early Tennessee History PowerPoint and Guided Notes

Teach Early Tennessee History using a PowerPoint with Guided notes to learn about Tennessee Prior to Statehood. The guided notes help to keep students engaged while learning new content. Students can follow along with you as you give your instruction and take notes without being consumed by writing! Your students will have detailed notes to review for tests, and they will work perfectly alongside any interactive notebook!

I align all of my PowerPoints to the standards, and it allows you to have room to share your own thoughts on each topic as well. This PowerPoint will help you cut down on planning and move through the content with ease.

Resource Includes:

11 pages of guided notes

52 PowerPoint Slides

Google Slides Version

Topics included:

⭐ Proclamation of 1763

⭐ Cumberland Gap

⭐ Wilderness Road

⭐ Long Hunters

⭐ Daniel Boone

⭐ William Bean

⭐ Thomas Spencer

⭐ Dr. Thomas Walker

⭐ The Watauga Settlement

⭐ Watauga Compact

⭐ Dragging Canoe

⭐ John Sevier

⭐ Nancy Ward

⭐ The Cumberland Settlements

⭐ Nashborough

⭐ Battle of the Bluffs

⭐ TN in the American Revolution

⭐ Battle of Kings Mountain

⭐ Lost State of Franklin

⭐ The Southwest Territory

Standards-aligned:

• 5.29 Explain how the Cumberland Gap and Wilderness Road influenced migration into the Tennessee region following the Proclamation of 1763.
• 5.30 Explain the significance of the Watauga Settlement on Tennessee history, including the following: Watauga Compact, Dragging Canoe, John Sevier, and Nancy Ward.
• 5.31 Describe the founding of and the obstacles faced with the establishment of the Cumberland Settlements, including: the Battle of the Bluffs, John Donelson, and James Robertson.
• 5.32 Explain the importance of Tennesseans (i.e., Overmountain Men) in the Battle of Kings Mountain during the American Revolution.
• 5.33 Identify the Lost State of Franklin as Tennessee’s first attempt at statehood, and explain the reasons for its failure.
• 5.34 Locate the Territory South of the River Ohio (i.e., Southwest Territory), identify its leaders, and explain how it was the first step to Tennessee’s statehood.