U.S vs Cherokee
The name of the treaty that was put in place to forcefully push the Cherokee's away was called... and it was signed in
Treaty of New Echota, 1838
The removal of Native Americans west of the Mississippi River is known as the "Trail of..."
Tears
True or False: The Cherokee adapted American culture
True
What do the Cherokee get from the trees to sweeten their food
Tree Sap
What did the U.S offer before creating the treaty?
They offered the Cherokee people $5 million.
Which state was recognized as Indian Territory back then?
Oklahoma
What did the Cherokee government adopt from the American government?
They adopted the republican form of government and also a court system.
what did the Cherokee Sequoyah invent that no other native American tribe had done?
A Cherokee alphabet
Who was in support of the Cherokee's?
White colonists from the north supported the Cherokee's.
Who was the president during the Cherokee Resistance Movements
Andrew Jackson
How did the Cherokee respond to the Indian Removal Act?
They declared independence and wanted to be recognized as a nation-state.
The sport that Cherokee's played that is still played today is
Lacrosse
What were the 2 different groups of Cherokee's and how did they affect the resistance movements.
They were called the Pro-Treaty and Nationalists. The Pro-Treaty affected the resistance movements because they only wanted the money. Nationalists affected the resistance movements by being resilient and not giving up their land.
What was the main reason for pushing the Native Americans west of the Mississippi River?
The rapid expansion of cotton farming.
The technological advancement that caused the tensions between the U.S and Cherokee nation was the
Cotton Gin
The name of the shoes the Cherokee's wore was called
Moccasins
How did the U.S ultimately end the Cherokee nation?
When they pushed them west of the Mississippi River, the Cherokee had to adapt to the new living conditions and people around them and weren't able to successfully adapt to the new conditions.
The 2 things that fueled cotton farming was...
Racism and discrimination
How did the Cherokee tribe continue as a united nation even after the switch?
They revived their institutions and still remained a self-sufficient nation.
The Cherokee men would usually shave their heads except for a single braid called what?
a Scalplock