Day Two- Fast Facts

Fast Facts- Write These In Your Notes 

Settlers lived hard lives on the frontier. Most of what they needed to survive had to be brought with them as they traveled, made by hand on the frontier or traded for.

Indian attacks were prevalent and added to the struggle of the settlers

Frontier houses were simple and often dangerous leaving settlers to adapt how their homes were built.  

The Overmountain Men of Washington County, Virginia helped turn the tide at the Battle of Kings Mountain and defeat the British flank during the Revolutionary War

Review From Yesterday 

Pre-Clovis people hunted the animals attracted to the salt marshes in Saltville Valley 

Spanish explore Southwest Virginia looking for the Three Gs: Gold, God, Glory 

Dr. Thomas Walker surveys Southwest Virginia to map out the border between Virginia and North Carolina. He also surveys tracts of land to be sold to settlers east of present day Roanoke. 


Settlers move into the frontier of Southwest Virginia in search of cheap land. With them comes the spread of Methodism to the new lands.

History-recording, and analyzing of the past through primary and secondary sources
Primary Source- written at the time of the event
Secondary Source- written as a summary of primary sources 

Pre-history-Information that pre-dates the written word gleaned from archaeological study

Structure- What people are doing. How do they make a living

Infrastructure- Who has power in the community.

Superstructure- What people believe

Day Two: Frontier Forts

The actual military defense of Virginia's extreme western frontier did not begin, on a large scale, until the spring prior to the outbreak of Dunmore's War in the fall of 1774, more commonly referred to as the Point Pleasant Campaign.

There were seven of the original forts erected in compliance with Lord Dunmore's order, four on the lower Clinch River under Captain William Russell's militia command, and three on the upper Clinch River under the militia command of Captain Daniel Smith. These forts were erected by the settlers as a means of protection for the locals living in the area. The seven original forts were: Fort Preston in Upper Castlewood, Russell County, Fort Christian, between Dickensonville and Lebanon, Russell County, Moore's Fort in Castlewood, Blackmore's Fort, at the mouth of Stoney Creek in Scott County. Elk Garden Fort in Scott County, Witten's Fort near Tazewell, and Maiden Springs Station, located on the branch of the Clinch River near Tazewell. There were other forts built a few years later in the southwestern part of Virginia. They included: Daniel Smith's Fort in Lebanon, New Garden Station, in Russell County, Tate's Fort, on Moccasin Creek in Russell County, Rye Cove Fort, in Rye Cove. Carter's Fort, also in Rye Cove, Houston's Fort and the Kilgore Fort in Scott County.

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