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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| New Echota | Cherokee Capital |
| Cherokee Nation vs Georgia | Cherokee sued Georgia saying that Georgia law didn't apply to them. Courts said that they were a dependent nation and had no right to sue |
| Syllabary | Characters and symbols used to represent spoken syllables written by Sequoyah |
| Bilingual | Two Languages |
| Cession | land given up or ceded |
| War of 1812 | fought b\w British and U.S. over land and shipping rights/trade |
| Trail of Tears | Event when the Cherokee were forced to move west to Oklahoma |
| Treaty of New Echota | cherokee gave up land for land in Oklahoma |
| Worcester vs. Georgia | Court ruled that Georgia law was not valid within the Cherokee Nation |
| Sequoyah | George Guess taught cherokee to write the cherokee language |
| Indian Removal Act | Allowed the government to pay Native Americans to move west |
| Cherokee Phoenix (Bonus 10 pts.) | Cherokee Newspaper written by Sequoyah |
| Terms | 12 |
| Creator | mrruffin |
| Created | March 18, 2009 |
| Group | Ruffin's Room |
| Subject | Conflict over Indian Land |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
Chap 10 Vocabulary test