Cherokee Literacy and History Flashcard

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Why did the Cherokee have a higher literacy rate than the settlers who lived near them?

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The Cherokee built schools to educate their youth.

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Who was Pleasant Porter?

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Principal Chief of the Muscogee Nation

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What does intertribal mean?

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involving members of different tribes

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Which tribe was the first to relocate to Indian Territory?

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Choctaw

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What job did Pleasant Porter hold that showed that he felt education was important?

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school superintendent

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What had a big impact on Oklahoma’s constitution? Options: the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the constitution of Sequoyah, the constitution of Texas

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the constitution of Sequoyah

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Which tribes did President Jackson try to combine?

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Chickasaw and Choctaw

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Besides being a Cherokee leader, what other job did Sequoyah perform?

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silversmith

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Which Cherokee native created the Syllabary?

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Sequoyah

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What holiday will we celebrate in 12 days?

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Christmas