Exploring Sequoyah and Native Cultures

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What is Sequoyah best known for?

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Developing the Cherokee alphabet

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What was the primary purpose of Sequoyah's alphabet?

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To help Cherokee people read and write in their own language

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Which of the following is a traditional Cherokee food? Sushi, Tacos, Cornbread, Pizza

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Cornbread

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What is one way the Creek tribe traditionally used the land?

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Farming and agriculture

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What was a common material used by the Creek tribe for building homes?

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Wood and thatch

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HOW LONG DID IT TAKE SEQUOYAH TO INVENT THE SYLLABARY?

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12 years

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Name TWO crops that some American Indians planted: lettuce, tomato; corn, squash; grapes, beans.

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corn, squash

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Click C for Cherokee/Creek or T for Georgians Today. Food is bought at a grocery store.

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Georgians Today

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Crops like beans, corn, and squash are grown and eaten. Click C for Cherokee/Creek or T for Georgians Today

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Cherokee/Creek

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Why did Sequoyah invent a syllabary?

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To give the Cherokee a written language