Could you have passed an 8th grade history class in 1935? The following questions were taken directly from the first two sections of the history portion of an 8th grade final exam given in Lawrenceburg in 1935. The history portion had five sections overall, but to conserve space, I have reprinted only the first two sections. The test was published in its entirety in a January 1935 edition of the Democrat-Union. HISTORY A. Write the word True or False at the end of each of the following statements. 1. John Sevier was called the father of Middle Tennessee. 2. Tennessee was the first state to leave the union, and the first to return to it. 3. Indians would burn the homes of the settlers, but would not kill the women and children. 4. The settlers always dealt fairly with the Indians. 5. Tennessee was organized as a territory of the U.S. before it became a state. 6. The early schools were in session on Saturday and Sunday. 7. Andrew Jackson was at one time Governor of Tennessee. 8. People of Tennessee had nothing to do with bringing on the Civil War, for they owned no slaves. 9. Governor Horton emphasized the building of highways and bridges. 10. Abraham Lincoln was a Tennessean. 11. Spemeer spent his first winter in Middle Tennessee in a log cabin. 12. At one time there was only one county in Tennessee. 13. Nancy Ward was a friendly Indian woman who told the white people that the Indians were going to attack the settlements. 14. Most of the clothing worn by early Tennesseans was bought in North Carolina. 15. The American Colonies had won their independence before Tennessee became a state. 16. The United States does not collect a tariff on any imported article. 17. Early settlers of Tennessee were illiterate backwoodsmen. 18. Houston, a Tennessean, led the Texans to independence from Mexico. B. Fill the blanks in the following with the proper word or words. 1. Bonnie Kate was the wife of _______. 2. The reorganization bill which gives our State Government its present form was passed during _______ administration. 3. Most of the Governors of Tennessee have been members of the _______ party. 4. The hero of the World War was _______. 5. The Tennessee Century Exposition was held during the administration of _______. 6. the first public school system in Tennessee was adopted during John C. Brown’s administration in the year. 7. the Ku Klux Klan was first organized at _______. 8. What Governor of Tennessee secured a hospital for the insane? _______ 9. What Governor of Tennessee resigned and became leader of the Texans in their fight for independence? 10. The two governors of Tennessee who have held office for twelve years are _______ and _______. 11. The first institution of learning in the Mississippi Valley was opened in what is now Tennessee by _______. 12. Tennessee had trouble with the Spaniards over the use of the _______. 13. The Tennessean who is said to have “slept with one eye open” was _______. 14. The first actual settler of Middle Tennessee was _______. 15. The Indians’ greatest mistake was _______. 16. Our present Direct Representative in the State Legislature is _______. 17. The present Governor of Tennessee is _______. 18. James K. Polk’s ancestral home is _______. 19. The Hermitage near Nashville was _______. 20. What widely known person recently ate breakfast at the Hermitage? _______ 21. Tennessee has had _______ Constitutions? 22. The last Constitution was adopted in the year _______. 23. The following Tennesseans became President of the U.S. _______ 24. An army of Tennesseans defeated a British army at _______ during the Revolutionary War. 25. The two brothers who opposed each other for governor of Tennessee were _______ and _______. 26. the first regularly elected governor of Tennessee was _______. 27. Tennessee became a State in the year _______. 28. Tennessee was at one time a part of what State? _______ 29. The first settlement in Tennessee was made in the year _______. 30. The American colonies gained their Independence from _______ as a result of the _______. 31. England gained a free hand in America by defeating _______. 32. New York was first called _______. 33. Five countries that made settlements in the new world are _______. 34. The length of the governor’s term is _______ years. 35. Members of the Legislature serve _______ years. 36. In Tennessee the _______ has the power to pardon criminals. 37. The State Legislature meets in regular session once every _______ years. 38. State of Franklin was named in honor of _______. 39. American General at Battle of New Orleans was _______. 40. The Vice President of the United States is _______.
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