Colonial America
Colonial Events in Tennessee
44 events - 1492 to early statehood
1770
Treaty of Lochaber with the Cherokee
Tennessee · Treaty · Colonial Period
1772
Watauga Association Founded
Tennessee · Founding · Colonial Period
1772
Formation of the Watauga Association
Tennessee · Founding · Revolutionary Era
1772
Watauga Association Founded by Frontier Settlers
Tennessee · Founding · Colonial Period
1772
Watauga-Cherokee 10-Year Land Lease
Tennessee · Treaty · Revolutionary Era
1774
Wataugans at Battle of Point Pleasant
Tennessee · Battle · Colonial Period
1775
Washington District Committee of Safety Created
Tennessee · Founding · Revolutionary Era
1775
Treaty of Sycamore Shoals Land Purchase
Tennessee · Treaty · Colonial Period
1775
Washington District Formed and Annexed by North Carolina
Tennessee · Transition Of Power · Revolutionary Era
1776
Cherokee Invasion Defeated at Fort Watauga
Tennessee · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1776
Cherokee Attack on Watauga Settlements
Tennessee · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1776
North Carolina Annexes Washington District
Tennessee · Transition Of Power · Revolutionary Era
1776
Cherokee Attacks on Overmountain Settlements
Tennessee · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1777
Treaty of Long Island with Cherokee
Tennessee · Treaty · Revolutionary Era
1777
Washington District Becomes Washington County, NC
Tennessee · Founding · Revolutionary Era
1780
Cornwallis Abandons Invasion of North Carolina
Tennessee · Transition Of Power · Revolutionary Era
1780
Battle of Musgrove Mill
Tennessee · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1780
Sevier's Expedition Against Chickamauga Cherokee
Tennessee · Expedition · Revolutionary Era
1780
Battle of Kings Mountain
Tennessee · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1780
Cumberland Compact Drafted
Tennessee · Founding · Revolutionary Era
1780
Overmountain Men Muster at Sycamore Shoals
Tennessee · Other · Revolutionary Era
1780
Overmountain Men Capture Fort Thickety
Tennessee · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1781
Battle of Yorktown — Wataugan Present
Tennessee · Battle · Revolutionary Era
1784
State of Franklin Formed
Tennessee · Founding · Early Republic
1785
State of Franklin Established
Tennessee · Founding · Early Republic
1785
Franklin Statehood Petition to Congress
Tennessee · Legislation · Early Republic
1788
Sevier Arrested by North Carolina Officials
Tennessee · Other · Early Republic
1788
Battle of Franklin Ends State of Franklin
Tennessee · Battle · Early Republic
1788
Battle of Franklin at Tipton's Farm
Tennessee · Battle · Early Republic
1789
North Carolina Ratifies U.S. Constitution
Tennessee · Legislation · Early Republic
1789
North Carolina Cedes Area to Form Southwest Territory
Tennessee · Legislation · Early Republic
1790
Southwest Territory Organized by Congress
Tennessee · Founding · Early Republic
1790
President Washington Appoints Southwest Territory Judges
Tennessee · Other · Early Republic
1790
William Blount Appointed Territorial Governor
Tennessee · Transition Of Power · Early Republic
1791
Treaty of Holston Expands Washington District Boundary
Tennessee · Treaty · Early Republic
1791
Treaty of Holston Negotiated with Cherokee
Tennessee · Treaty · Early Republic
1791
Knoxville Founded as Territorial Capital
Tennessee · Founding · Early Republic
1794
Southwest Territory House First Convenes at Knoxville
Tennessee · Founding · Early Republic
1794
Southwest Territory Elects First Non-Voting Congressional Delegate
Tennessee · Legislation · Early Republic
1794
End of Cherokee-American Wars at Tellico Blockhouse
Tennessee · Treaty · Early Republic
1794
Destruction of Nickajack and Running Water Towns
Tennessee · Battle · Early Republic
1796
Tennessee Constitutional Convention Grants Free Negro Vote
Tennessee · Legislation · Early Republic
1796
Tennessee Admitted to Union as 16th State
Tennessee · Admission To Union · Early Republic
1828
Cherokee Phoenix Launched as First Native American Newspaper
Tennessee · Other · Early Republic
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