What was tn called before it became a state

On June 1, Gov. Bill Lee will kick off a year of events that celebrate Tennessee's statehood. Visit tennessee Shop Visit Knoxville's carefully curated selection of tri-star items to celebrate Tennessee's th anniversary! Land grant laws passed in North Carolina created a booming market in Tennessee land before settlers had ever arrived. Land speculation was based upon cheaply amassing large amounts of western land in hopes that the price of the land would increase when more settlers arrived.

It was sometimes difficult to tell if their political decisions were meant to benefit the people or themselves. Before public land was sold and legally settled, Native Americans had to be persuaded to drop their claims to the land.

In , Blount traveled from Rocky Mount , his home in upper East Tennessee, to present-day Knoxville to negotiate a treaty with the Cherokee. The Cherokee signed the Treaty of the Holston in June. The treaty stated that United States citizens could not settle on Cherokee land. However, settlers often ignored the rules and squatted , or illegally settled, on Native American land.

The increase in squatters angered the Cherokee and Creeks who launched a series of attacks in Tennessee State University is proud to announce U. Congresswoman Nikema Williams as the keynote speaker for the Fall Commencement. The ceremony will be held in a hybrid format, live from the Gentry Center Saturday, November 20 at 9 a.

Read More. Map of Tennessee printed in — Tennessee State Museum collection. George Washington put William Blount in charge of the new territory. For the first time there was an official government close to the people it served. With more people moving into the area, they tried to form a state again. This time the federal government had a new Constitution with clear steps on how to become a state. The first step was for a census to be taken. The census showed that they had enough people to form a legislature and write a new state constitution.

The state would be called Tennessee. And this time it worked! Another Constitution was written. John Sevier was picked to be the first governor.

They even made Knoxville the first capital city. Even though the Constitution, the Governor, and even the Capital are all different now, the Tennessee that was formed over years ago is the same one we know today. Today, Tennesseans celebrate June 1 as statehood day.