Write On Grade

John Sevier

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.

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.

John Sevier

1745-1815

First Governor of Tennessee

Early Years

Born in 1745 Rockingham County, Virginia

Attended “common” school and the academy at Fredericksburg

Farmer, soldier, merchant, and surveyor

Early Life

Married Sarah Hawkins in 1761Moved with family to Holston

River area (Tennessee)Settled on Nolichucky River,

nicknamed “Nolichucky Jack”Owned plantations in Tennessee

Revolutionary War Era

Served as Lt. Colonel at the Siege of Fort Watauga

Marries Catherine Sherrill in 1780 after death of first wife

Revolutionary War Era

Fought in the Battle of King’s Mountain

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

After the War

Appointed as Brigadier General of Militia for Washington District of the Territory South of the OhioHighly respected for service in the Militia

After the War

Chosen as the first Governor of Tennessee

Served from

1796-1801 and

1803-1809

After the War

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

After the War

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

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.asphttp://www.vic.com/tnchron/class/JSevier.htm

Writing Assignment

Write an informative paragraph on the life of John Sevier.