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Cherokee Nation
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When were the Cherokees discovered by explorers?
In the 16th Century.
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What happened to Cherokee "towns" during the American Revolution?
They were destroyed.
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What was discovered in the 1830s?
Gold
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When was the Indian Removal Act passed?
1830
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Where is the Cherokee Nation?
Oklahoma
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Where did the Cherokee migrate from?
The Great Lake Region
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Who did the Cherokee side with during the American Revolution?
The British
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Where was the gold discovered?
In Georgia, on Cherokee lands.
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What did the Indian Removal Act do?
It allowed the government to take Native American lands and move the Indians.
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How many members does the Cherokee Nation have?
300,000
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What type of tribe were the Cherokee?
They were a hunter/gatherer tribe.
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What happened to the Cherokee after the American Revolution?
They lost their claim to land in the Carolinas.
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How much was the Cherokee land east of the Mississippi sold for?
$5 million.
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How many died on the Trail of Tears
4,000
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Who can be a member of the Cherokee Nation?
An individual with an ancestor on the Dawes Rolls.
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Who discovered the Cherokee?
European Explorers
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How did the Cherokee react to the explorers and settlers?
They assimilated and modified their culture to be like the settlers.
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Who invaded Cherokee lands?
American Settlers
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Where were the Cherokees moved to?
Oklahoma
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How does the US view the Cherokee Nation?
As a sovereign nation.
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What does Cherokee mean?
People who speak a different language.
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Where did the Cherokee call their home?
Northern Georgia, eastern Tennessee, and Western North and South Carolina.
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Who sold Cherokee lands?
Cherokees with no bargaining authority.
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What did Andrew Jackson do in response to the Supreme Court ruling?
He said he would move the natives anyway.
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How many Cherokee now live in Oklahoma?
190,000