Cherokee Tribe

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Cherokee Tribe

• By EG
• Social Studies Period 2

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Location

• Lived in Appalachain Mountains.
• Towns scattered in modern day North and South
  Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia,
  Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Okalahoma
• Lived in the South-Eastern region

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Population

• Early history- lived in 80 towns or villages
• Each town had about 200-250 people
• Seven Cherokee Clans
• Lived in three major areas Upper, Middle, and
  Lower towns

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Economy

• Agricultural based- respected nature, farmed in
  southern Appalachian region. Hunted mostly deer
  or bears. Women farmed, men hunted.
• Little outside contact, traded with Europeans.
• Traded manufactured goods metal, glass, cloth,
  etc. Provided Europeans with deerskin

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Housing

• Towns were made up of council house, town square,
  about 40 homes per town surrounded by fences.
  Wall structure by weaving tree branches, roofs
  were made by bark, plastered grass or clay over
  framework
• Council houses made up mud and trees. Different
  style houses for summer, winter. Houses quite
  large, lived with extended family.

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Life Now

• Amount of land owned changed the Cherokee.
• Business increase allows tribe members to have
  higher salaries and more benefits.
• Have more education to prevent past struggles
• Before, loose government it didnt matter what
  race you were. Now, Cherokees are a very racial
  group.
• Jobs Business owners, medical professionals,
  craftsmen, Cherokee historians.

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Anglo-Cherokee War 1758

• Cause Cherokee renewed peace treaty, served to
  remove tribe from white settlements. Returned
  from French battle in 1757 Cherokee stole whites
  supplies. White settlers killed warriors, older
  Cherokees tried sending peace treaty as war broke
  out.

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Anglo-Cherokee War 1758

• Effect The Cherokee lost large amounts of land.
  Marked turning point in lives. Cherokees had a
  stronger commitment to the experiences amongst
  the boundaries.

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Treaty of Augusta 1773

• Cause Spanish, French, and English tried to
  colonize Cherokee territory. Cherokee tribes
  allied with Britain in trading and military.
  During French-Indian war they allied with the
  British. British destructed Native towns from
  policy.
• Effect Economies were disrupted. The Cherokee
  exchanged land to pay off debt. Two million
  acres in Georgia were abandon.

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Treaty of Hopewell 1785

• Cause Many battles and conflicts between the
  Cherokees. The tribe wanted to create peace
  between rivals. They wanted full protection of
  their land. The Cherokees thought this would
  stop all fighting.
• Effect The Cherokees gain boundaries for white
  settlements. Land cessions discouraged tribes
  from joining other conflicts between Indians and
  Whites. The Cherokees were able to maintain
  peace and protection from the U.S. but they
  followed conditions.

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Indian Removal Act 1830

• Cause Cherokee had own town in Georgia. They
  wanted to establish their own government and
  homeland in Georgia. Georgias legislature
  passed laws disagreeing with Cherokee.
• Effect Georgia took over the Cherokee land.
  Cherokee tribe took the case to Supreme Court.
  Government passed the Indian Removal Act. Tribes
  left their homes.

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Trail of Tears 1838

• Cause The Indian Removal Act caused Cherokee to
  leave their homes. The Government set program
  for removal of Native groups to migrate West.
  Positive- opened many acres of land towards
  Cherokees and other tribes. Negative- Removed by
  army, they had possessions to leave their homes
  and most.

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Trail of Tears 1838

• Effect Cherokee and other tribes traveled about
  800 miles by foot. While on the trail white
  settlers attacked them stealing most of their
  things. Over 2,500 people had died.

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1842 Slave Revolt

• Cause The Cherokee tribe had the largest amount
  of slaves. They made them work on farms or as
  servants. Cherokees depended on slaves as bridge
  to white society. The slaves started a revolt
  locking their owners in their homes.
• Effect Tribe sent militia to bring back slaves,
  they were headed towards Mexico. Rebellious
  slaves put to work on steamboats. Cherokees
  passed laws saying all free African Americans,
  except former Cherokee slaves, are to leave the
  nation.

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Work Cited

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Work Cited

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