Footsteps for Freedom tm Student lessons along the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Quizzes and Tests with Keys Overmountain Victory Trail Assn., Inc. founded 1975 www.OVTA.org Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail is a trademark of OVTA, Inc. Footsteps for Freedom © 2003, OVTA & NPS National Park Service tm Name:_____________________________ Footsteps for Freedom Date:____________________ Student lessons along the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Quiz Time from Footsteps for Freedom Episodes: 1, 2 & 3 Directions: Fill in each blank using a word from the word box. Use each word only once. Patrick Ferguson backwater men 5. _______________________________ first heard the message from Ferguson at Loyalists Sycamore Shoals his home in what is today Bristol, Revolutionary War John Sevier Tennessee. King George III Banastre Tarleton 6. The British Army planned to march Isaac Shelby Mary Patton northward getting local residents who were still loyal to 1. Militia from Abingdon, VA and those men gathered by Shelby and Sevier _______________________________ planned to meet at to join the Loyalist Army. __________________________________ 7. The threat sent to the Overmountain on September 25. men was sent out by 2. ________________________________ ______________________________ , was Cornwallis’ left flank was known leader of Lord Cornwallis’ left flank. for charging into battle on horseback slicing through foot soldiers with 8. _______________________________ sabers. provided 500 pounds of gun powder for the Overmountain men. 3. Ferguson called these militia 9. Men and women who were living in the _______________________________ colonies yet were still loyal to King and he despised their practice of George III were known as yelling and whooping like Indians while they were fighting. _______________________________. 4. In the fall of 1780, the 10. Shelby rode to __________________ _______________________________ ____________’s house, interrupting his had been going on for five-and-a-half wedding, to tell him of the threat years. received from the British. Overmountain Victory Trail Assn., Inc. founded 1975 www.OVTA.org Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail is a trademark of OVTA, Inc. Footsteps for Freedom © 2003, OVTA & NPS National Park Service tm Name:_____________________________ Footsteps for Freedom Student lessons along the Date:____________________ Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Quiz Time from Footsteps for Freedom Episodes: 4, 5 & 6 Directions: Matching! Write the letter of the definition with the correct matching term. A. Overmountain men followed this very steep road with the herd of 1. __________ Shelving Rock cattle. B. The army of militia gathered here 2. __________ cattle totaling 1,400 men. C. Overmountain men stored their 3. __________ Yellow Mountain guns and gunpowder here during rainfall. Gap Road D. Major Winston and this man were leaders of 350 men from Surry 4. __________ traitors County. E. Walked alongside the militia men 5. __________ Colonel Cleaveland until they needed to be slaugh- tered for food. 6. __________ Quaker Meadows F. These two men were known by their neighbors to favor the King. Their absence was highly suspi- cious. Overmountain Victory Trail Assn., Inc. founded 1975 www.OVTA.org Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail is a trademark of OVTA, Inc. Footsteps for Freedom © 2003, OVTA & NPS National Park Service tm Name:______________________________ Footsteps for Freedom Student lessons along the Date:____________________ Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Quiz Time from Footsteps for Freedom Episodes: 7, 8 & 9 Directions: Fill in each blank using a word from the word box. Use each word only once. Lincoln County Cow Pens Georgia William Campbell Cornwallis Gilbert Town Joseph Kerr 1. After the men broke camp at Quaker 4. On October 5th, more troops joined the Meadows, they headed along a good men from ___________________ and road toward Lincoln ___________ as they together _________________________________. rode and walked until they could no longer follow Ferguson’s trail. 2. ______________________________ was selected to lead the entire militia 5. Using his disabled condition, because he had come the farthest and _____________________________, a was the only leader not from North Patriot scout, had spied on the Carolina. Loyalists army and discovered they were heading for Little Kings 3. After receiving word from the traitors Mountain. to the Overmountain men that a militia army was on their way, Ferguson sent a 6. Overmountain men rode to a cattle message to _____________________ ranch called _____________________ for reinforcements. where they slaughtered several head of cattle and harvested corn from the fields. Overmountain Victory Trail Assn., Inc. founded 1975 www.OVTA.org Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail is a trademark of OVTA, Inc. Footsteps for Freedom © 2003, OVTA & NPS National Park Service tm Name:_____________________________ Footsteps for Freedom Date:____________________ Student lessons along the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Overmountain Victory Trail Test from Footsteps for Freedom Directions: Multiple Choice: Circle the best answer 3. Which state does The Overmountain for each question. Five points each. Victory Tail NOT run through? 1. The non-native settlers of the a. Virginia Overmountain region came b. Tennessee predominantly from what ancestral c. Kentucky d. North Carolina homeland? a. England 4. The Overmountain Victory Trail is b. Germany about how many miles long? c. Ulster d. Scotland a. 400 miles b. 570 miles 2. Patrick Ferguson used what to c. 330 miles d. 225 miles command his troops during battle? 5. About how many men fought at the a. a trumpet battle of Kings Mountain? b. a silver whistle c. a foghorn a. 800 d. his hand b. 1200 c. 1400 d. 2000 Matching: Match the correct letter with the person named. Five points each 6. Benjamin Cleaveland ____ A. donated 500 lbs. of gunpowder to the Patriots B. British leader; developed “Southern Strategy” 7. Thomas Jefferson ____ C. married to John Sevier 8. Mary Patton ____ D. militia leader that weighed over 450 lbs. and was known for hanging Tories. 9. John Sevier ____ E. British leader known for slicing through foot soldiers with sabers 10. Kate Sherrill ____ F. this US President said the Battle of Kings Mountain 11. Isaac Shelby ____ was “that turn of the tide” in the Revolutionary War” G. this Patriot leader who first received Ferguson’s threat 12. Lord Cornwallis ____ H. Patriot leader whose wedding was interrupted with 13. Banastre Tarleton ____ news of the threat Overmountain Victory Trail Assn., Inc. founded 1975 www.OVTA.org Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail is a trademark of OVTA, Inc. Footsteps for Freedom © 2003, OVTA & NPS National Park Service tm Name:_____________________________ Footsteps for Freedom Date:____________________ Student lessons along the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Overmountain Victory Trail Test from Footsteps for Freedom Directions: Fill in each blank with the correct word from the box. Use each word only once. Five points each William Campbell Shelving Rock Quaker Meadows one Cow Pens Joseph Kerr five-and-half 14. The Battle of Kings Mountain actually 18. The army of Overmountain Men and Wilkes-Surry militia gathered on lasted only ___________ hour(s). September 30th at ______________ ____________ for a 15. Before the march to Kings Mountain, the total of around 1,400 men. Revolutionary War had been going on for __________________ year(s). 19. Using his disabled condition, _____________ ____________, a Patriot 16. The Overmountain Men stored their scout, spied on the Loyalists army and learned they were heading for Little weapons at _____________________ Kings Mountain. __________________to protect the 20. The Overmountain Men rode to a cattle gunpowder from the rain. ranch called ___________ ___________ where they slaughtered several head of 17.___________ ____________ was selected cattle and harvested corn from the fields. to lead the enter Patriot militia because he had traveled the farthest and was the only leader not from North Carolina. Page 2 Overmountain Victory Trail Assn., Inc. founded 1975 www.OVTA.org Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail is a trademark of OVTA, Inc. Footsteps for Freedom © 2003, OVTA & NPS National Park Service tm Name:_____KEY_____________________ Footsteps for Freedom Student lessons along the Date:____________________ Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Quiz Time from Footsteps for Freedom Episodes: 1, 2 & 3 Directions: Fill in each blank using a word from the word box. Use each word only once. Patrick Ferguson backwater men Loyalists Sycamore Shoals 5. _Isaac_________ __Shelby______ first heard the message from Revolutionary War John Sevier Ferguson at his home in what is King George III Banastre Tarleton today Bristol, Tennessee. Isaac Shelby Mary Patton 6. The British Army planned to march northward getting local residents 1. Militia from Abingdon, VA and who were still loyal to __King_____ those men gathered by Shelby and _George_____ ___III__ to join the Sevier planned to meet at Loyalist Army. _Sycamore_________Shoals_________ ___ on September 25. 7. The threat sent to the Overmountain men was sent out by 2. Banastre______Tartleton__________ __Patrick_____ ___Ferguson____ , was Cornwallis’ left flank was leader of Lord Cornwallis’ left known for charging into battle on flank. horseback slicing through foot soldiers