Creek/Cherokee Culture
The Native Americans had homes for winter and summer. What were the summer homes called?
a. wigwams
b. chickees
c. longhouses
b. chickees
True or false? James Oglethorpe was from a poor family.
False
Was Mary Musgrove a Creek or Cherokee Indian?
Creek
Was Sequoyah a Creek or Cherokee Indian?
Cherokee
What is a debt?
Money someone owes someone else
What is a type of animals the Native Americans would hunt for?
bears, turkeys, deer, rabbits
a. He wanted to boss people around.
b. He thought it would be cool.
c. He wanted to help people get jobs to pay back their debts.
Who did Mary Musgrove help communicate with one another?
James Oglethorpe and Tomochichi
What is Sequoyah famous for creating?
a. The Cherokee alphabet
b. The Cherokee culture
c. The Cherokee way of life
a. the Cherokee alphabet
What is a translator?
Someone who can take one language and change it into another
What were the 3 main vegetables of the Creek and Cherokee. (Hint: They were known as the Three Sisters.)
Corn, beans, and squash
Tomochichi gave James land by a famous river in Georgia. James named the city he built there after this river. Was it...
a. Chattahoochee
b. Savannah
c. Flint
b. Savannah
How did Mary Musgrove know how to speak both Creek and English?
She learned from her parents. Her mother was a Creek Indian, and her father was an English trader.
How many sounds are in the Cherokee syllabary (alphabet)?
a. 26
b. 56
c. 86
c. 86
What is a chief?
The leader of a Native American tribe
In Native American culture, who would take care of the children, gather food from the garden, and care for the home?
Men or women?
The women
Tomochichi was the leader of the _________ Indian tribe.
a. Creek
b. Cherokee
a. Creek (Yamacraw Creek)
What kind of business did Mary Musgrove run with her husband?
a. trading post
b. clothing store
c. restaurant
a. trading post
How is the Cherokee alphabet different than ours?
a. It is based on syllables instead of letters.
b. It uses pictures instead of letters.
c. There is no Cherokee alphabet.
a. It is based on syllables instead of letters.
What is a colony?
A small area of land owned by another country (e.g., Georgia was a colony owned by England)
Why did the Creek and Cherokee build their villages near rivers/water?
So that they had access to water for fishing, bathing, washing, gardening, drinking, etc.
Who did James Oglethorpe have to ask for permission to start the colony of Georgia?
What 2 languages did Mary Musgrove speak?
Creek and English
What was the name of the newspaper Sequoyah wrote?
a. The Savannah Daily News
b. The Creek Weekly
c. The Cherokee Phoenix
c. The Cherokee Phoenix
What is a humanitarian? (Hint: James Oglethorpe was one.)
Someone who helped other people who were not as fortunate as them