The Cherokee
The Cherokee developed a written constitution in 1827, modeled after this U.S. document.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
In 1565, this European power established the first permanent settlement in the Philippines
What is Spain?
Both the Cherokee and the Filipinos were subjected to this form of forced relocation by the U.S. government.
What is displacement?
This British author wrote the poem "The White Man's Burden".
Who is Rudyard Kipling?
Wovoka's dance, which he was instructed to give to his people, was meant to promote this central theme of Cherokee culture.
What is unity and moral principles?
The Cherokee called their forced relocation by this name.
What is the Trail of Tears?
The policy under which the U.S. justified its colonization of the Philippines by saying philipines can't self govern
What is the "White Man's Burden"?
In both the Cherokee Nation and the Philippines, the arrival of European or American powers led to the growth of this common language, influencing social hierarchies.
What is English?
"The White Man's Burden" was written as justification to this nation, encouraging them to take up colonial responsibilities over the Philippines
What is the United States?
Wovoka’s vision emphasized the importance of this theme, which was importing during the time of displacement
What is love and community?
In this year, the Cherokee people first encountered European explorers during their initial contact with the Spanish
What is 1540?
During the Philippine-American War, around 20,000 Filipinos died from these causes, making the war especially tragic for civilians.
What are combat, diseases, and hunger?
Both the Cherokee and the Filipino resistance movements were eventually quieted, leading to these two outcomes:
What are the Trail of Tears and the colonization of the Philippines?
In "The White Man's Burden," Kipling describes colonized peoples as being "half-devil and half-" what?
What is child?
In Wovoka’s vision, God gave the Cherokee people this as a guide to preserve their values of unity and good moral conduct.
What is the dance?
This 1830 law led to the forced removal of the Cherokee people from their ancestral lands
what is the Indian removal act
This U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that the Cherokee Nation was a "domestic dependent nation" but recognized its sovereignty.
What is Worcester v. Georgia?
The name of the military conflict where the U.S. faced resistance in the Philippines
What is the Philippine-American War?
This word in Kipling's poem, refers to the belief that European powers had a duty to civilize and control non-European nations
What is imperialism?
The dance that Wovoka shared with his people was given by this power to help heal the people and restore peace.
What is God?
This war ended in 1898 and marked the beginning of American control over the Philippines.
What is the Spanish-American War?
This treaty officially ended the Spanish-American War and ceded the Philippines to the United States for $20 million.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
In both cases, the U.S. government signed treaties promising land or autonomy, only to break them later. Name one such treaty.
What is the Treaty of New Echota (for the Cherokee) or the Treaty of Paris (for the Philippines)?
This historical event led to the U.S. taking control of the Philippines, a central focus of Kipling's poem.
What is the Spanish-American War?
The Ghost Dance encouraged the Cherokee to resist this negative aspect of their lives during the time of displacement.
What is division and conflict?