Tennessee frontier

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The Tennessee frontier was the early American borderland region in what is now Tennessee, characterized by sparse settlement, conflict with Native American nations, and the activities of pioneering settlers and military leaders like James Winchester.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American frontier
historical region
associatedWith Appalachian Mountains
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland River
Tennessee River
characterizedBy conflict with Native American nations
fortified stations
frontier violence
land speculation
militia activity
pioneer settlements
sparse settlement
subsistence agriculture
conflictType settler–Native American conflict
country United States
demographicFeature predominantly Anglo-American settlers
economicActivity hunting
land speculation
small-scale farming
trapping
followedBy State of Tennessee
linked to: Tennessee
governedBy Southwest Territory
hasEvent Chickamauga Wars
Nickajack Expedition
Southwest Indian Wars
linked to: Indian War

War of 1812 campaigns in the South
hasSettlement Clarksville
Fort Blount
Fort Nashborough
Jonesborough
Knoxville
Nashborough
involves Andrew Jackson
Cherokee Nation
Chickamauga Cherokee
linked to: Cherokee

Chickasaw Nation
Creek Nation
James Robertson
James Winchester
John Sevier
Tennessee militia
locatedIn Appalachian region
linked to: Appalachia

Southern United States
Tennessee
militaryRole staging ground for western campaigns
partOf American frontier
linked to: Old West

Old Southwest
linked to: Upper South
precededBy State of Franklin
Watauga Association
timePeriod early 19th century
late 18th century

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James Winchester historicalRegion Tennessee frontier