The beginner's American history . ad done for his country. Out of this settlement in the valleyof the Watauga River there grew thestate of Tennessee. John Sevier, whosemonument stands in the city of Nash-ville, which he founded, became the firstgovernor of the new state. 160. Summary. — James Robertson, of North Carolina,and John Sevier, of Virginia, emigrated across the moun-tains to the western wilderness. They settled on theWatauga River, and that settlement, with others madelater, grew into the state of Tennessee, of which JohnSevier became the first governor. What friend did Boone have in
The beginner's American history . ad done for his country. Out of this settlement in the valleyof the Watauga River there grew thestate of Tennessee. John Sevier, whosemonument stands in the city of Nash-ville, which he founded, became the firstgovernor of the new state. 160. Summary. — James Robertson, of North Carolina,and John Sevier, of Virginia, emigrated across the moun-tains to the western wilderness. They settled on theWatauga River, and that settlement, with others madelater, grew into the state of Tennessee, of which JohnSevier became the first governor. What friend did Boone have in North Carolina ? Tell about Governor happened on the Alamance River ? Where did Robertson and others go ?Where did they settle ? Why did they like to be there ? Tell about John did he and Robertson do ? What did Washington do for Robertson ? Whatstate grew out ot the Watauga settlement ? What did Sevier become ? Where ishis monument? 2\ 21. 126 THE BEGINNER S AMERICAN HISTORY. GENERAL GEORGE ROGERS CLARK. Map showing the Forts at Detroit, Kaskaskia, andVincennes, with the line of Clarks march. (1752-1818). 161. The British in the west; their forts; hiring Indiansto fight the settlers. — While Washington was fighting the battles of the Revolutionin the east, the Britishin the west were not sit-ting still. They had anumber of forts in theWilderness,^ as that partof the country was thencalled. One of theseforts was at Detroit,^ inwhat is now Michigan ;another was at Vin-cennes,^ in what is nowIndiana; a third fort was at Kaskaskia,* in what is nowIllinois. Colonel Hamilton, the British commander at Detroit,was determined to drive the American settlers out of thewest. In the beginning of the Revolution the Americansresolved to hire the Indians to fight for them, but theBritish found that they could hire them better than wecould, and so they got their help. The savages did theirwork in a terribly cruel way. Generally they did not comeout and do battle ope
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