Question

Why is the Lost State of Franklin significant in American history?


It was the first state to join the Union under the Constitution.


It was the only state to be created under the Articles of Confederation.


It was an attempt to form a new state that ultimately failed to gain recognition.


It was the first state to secede from the Union during the Civil War.

Answer 1

It was an attempt to form a new state that ultimately failed to gain recognition.

Briefly: in 1784 settlers in what is now eastern Tennessee tried to create the State of Franklin and petitioned Congress, but it never won enough votes for admission and eventually collapsed.