Write On

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John Sevier

• Write On
• Grade

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Learner Expectation

• Content Standard 5.0
• History involves people, events, and issues.
  Students will evaluate evidence to develop
  comparative and causal analyses, and to interpret
  primary sources. They will construct sound
  historical arguments and perspectives on which
  informed decisions in contemporary life can be
  based.
• 5.06 Identify major events, people, and patterns
  in Tennessee.

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In this activity you will

• You will learn about the life of John Sevier, the
  first Governor of Tennessee.
• Create a paragraph explaining the major
  contributions of John Sevier, as a leader, in
  Tennessee history.

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John Sevier
1745-1815 First Governor of Tennessee
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Early Years

• Born in 1745 Rockingham County, Virginia
• Attended common school and the academy at
  Fredericksburg
• Farmer, soldier, merchant, and surveyor

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Early Life

• Married Sarah Hawkins in 1761
• Moved with family to Holston River area
  (Tennessee)
• Settled on Nolichucky River, nicknamed
  Nolichucky Jack
• Owned plantations in Tennessee

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Revolutionary War Era

• Served as Lt. Colonel at the Siege of Fort
  Watauga
• Marries Catherine Sherrill in 1780 after death of
  first wife

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Revolutionary War Era

• Fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain

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After the War

• Elected Governor of the proclaimed State of
  Franklin in 1785, served 3 years
• Elected as a Democrat to the First Congress from
  North Carolina 1789-1791

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After the War

• Appointed as
• Brigadier General of Militia
• for Washington District
• of the Territory South
• of the Ohio
• Highly respected for
• service in the Militia

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After the War

• Chosen as the first Governor of Tennessee
• Served from
• 1796-1801 and
• 1803-1809

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After the War

• Elected from Tennessee to the Twelfth,
  Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Congresses and served
  from 1811 until his death in 1815

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After the War

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After the War

• Died while on a mission to determine land
  boundaries between Georgia and the Creek Indians
• Final burial place Knoxville, Tennessee where
  statue was erected in his honor

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SOURCES

• http//www.johnsevier.com/reunion2003.html
• http//www.johnsevier.com/bio_johnsevier.html
• Battle of Kings Mountain, SC
• http//www.johnsevier.com/jstime.html
• http//www.patriotresource.com/people/sevier.html
• http//www.forttours.com/pages/tocftwatauga.asphtt
  p//www.vic.com/tnchron/class/JSevier.htm

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Writing Assignment

• Write an informative paragraph on the life of
  John Sevier.