Sophia soc stud ch 10 lesson 4
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missyoconnor on April 17, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 The Cherokees | adapted to living among Americans |
| The Cherokees were | farmers and businessmen |
| The Cherokees | had their own schools |
| Some Cherokees | could speak and read English |
| Many Cherokees converted | Christianity |
| Sequoyah | a leader who had created a written alphabet for their language |
| The Cherokees | had their own government |
| The Cherokees government was | based on a written constitution |
| White farmers wanted | the Cherokee's fertile land |
| White farmers wanted the fertile land | for growing cotton |
| Americans | felt that Cherokees were in the way of westward expansion |
| After the war of 1812 | treaties were signed with some tribes |
| Some tribes gave up their land & | moved west of the Mississippi River |
| Other tribes did NOT | voluntarily go |
| Some southerners | demanded that the tribes be moved by force |
| Cherokee Nation vs. | Georgia |
| Worcester vs. | Georgia |
| Cherokee vs. Georgia & Worcester v. Georgia | 1832 |
| Cherkee vs. Georgia & Worcester v. Georgia | the court refuse to allow Georgia to force Cherokees off their land |
| Indian Removal Act of 1830 gave which president authority to do things | Andrew Jackson |
| Indian Removal Act of 1830 gave the president the authority to | 1). Offer land WEST of the Mississippi in exchange for Cherokee land EASTof the Mississippi |
| Indian Removal Act of 1830 gave the president the authority to | 2). provide money for the movement of the natives from east to west |
| The Trail of Tears | 1838-1839 |
| The Trail of Tears | Enforced by President Martin Van Buren |
| 15,000 | Cherokees were forced to leave their homes and march hundreds of miles to Indian territory (now Oklahoma) |
| Indian Territory now | Oklahoma |
| 4,000 | Cherokee died on the Trail of Tears because of a lack of food, shelter, winter clothes, shoes, blankets, etc. |
| The Trail of Tears | forced Cherokees to leave their homes and march hundreds of miles to Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) |
| Why did 4,000 Cherokee die on Trail of Tears | lack of food, shelter, winter clothes, shoes, blankets, etc |
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