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Unit 4: Revolution
Unit 4: Revolution
Lesson: The founding of fort nashborough
Lesson: The founding of fort nashborough
Tennessee State Standard:
Tennessee State Standard:
8.28 Identify how westward expansion led to the statehood of Tennessee and the importance of the first state constitution (1796). (T.C.A. § 49-6- 1028)
8.28 Identify how westward expansion led to the statehood of Tennessee and the importance of the first state constitution (1796). (T.C.A. § 49-6- 1028)
The Founding of Fort Nashborough
The Founding of Fort Nashborough
FORT NASHBOROUGH BECOMES NASHVILLE
FORT NASHBOROUGH BECOMES NASHVILLE
James Robertson, who is sometimes referred to as "the Father of Tennessee," left the Watauga settlements.
He traveled with a group of people, they left in October and arrived on Christmas Day, 1779. They walked across a frozen Cumberland River and settled on the south side of the river.
James Robertson urged the group to build a common fort where everyone could gather to defend themselves if there was an Indian attack. The fort was built and named Fort Nashborough, named after Revolutionary War General Francis Nash who had died in the war. By 1789 it would be renamed Nashville.
James Robertson
Robertson and his group began building homes and preparing for another settler named John Donelson and his crew to make the journey down the river. A few months later, after a tough journey, John Donelson and the rest of the settlers made it to the Big Salt Lick. As more settlers came west, the settlement around Fort Nashborough continued to grow.
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