Culture
A important festival was the _______________.
The Busk or Green Corn Festival
The Cherokee hunted for,_________, _________, and __________ for food and clothing.
deer, bear, and elk
When did this event take place?
During the French and Indian War, the Cherokee allied themselves with the _________, fighting against their traditional enemies the Iroquois.
British
Where did the Cherokee live?
The Cherokee lived in the Southeastern U.S.
Did the Cherokee believe in spirits?
Yes, they did.
What are the three sisters?
The three sisters are corn, squash and beans.
Which tribes were also involved in this historic event?
The Creek, the Seminole, the Chickasaw, and the Choctaw Nations.
In 1775, the Overhill Cherokee were persuaded to sell a very large part of Tennessee to the privately owned Transylvania Land Company, True or False
False, they sold a tract of land in Kentucky, not Tennessee
The Cherokee were the biggest tribe in the U.S, True or False?
True
Cherokee women lived in the same house for their whole life, with their mothers. She would live in a different house away from her husband, True or False?
false, her husband moves in with her
What were the three combinations to get food.
They were hunting, farming, and gathering.
About how many native Americans were forced to walk the trail of tears?
60,000
The Cherokee didn't lose some of their land when the British won the French and Indian War. True or false?
False because the Cherokee lost some of their land
How did the Cherokee travel?
The Cherokee traveled by foot or canoe.
What kind of house did the Cherokee live in, and what was it made of?
wattle and daub houses, made by weaving river cane, wood, and vines
What are some of the plants that the Cherokee ate? Give at least 5 examples.
corn, squash and beans supplemented with wild onions, rice, mushrooms, greens, berries and nuts
How many Cherokees died, and what are some ways they died?
4,000 Cherokee people died of cold, hunger, and disease
Did the Cherokee lose some of their land when the British lost the American Revolutionary War?
They did.
Who invented the alphabet for the Cherokee? Wovoka or Sequoyah?
Sequoyah
What were the two things the Cherokee had ceremonies for?
The Cherokee celebrated ceremonies for battle or if someone fell ill.
What would the Cherokee sweeten their food with?
They would sweeten their food with honey and maple sap.
How long is the Trail of Tears and how many states does it cover?
5,043 miles long and covers nine states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Tennessee
What was the Trail of Tears.
The Trail of Tears was when the Five Civilized Tribes were forced off of their land. Many Native Americans died by cold, starvation, and diseases. This was the Trail of Tears.
What was the stickball game that the Cherokee liked to play?
It was Anejodi.