BPJ Cherokee

Which is used to play the Cherokee game of stickball?

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Who made it possible for the Cherokee to read and write in their language?

• Sequoyah

• Sitting Bull

• Pocahontas

• Andrew Jackson

Today the Cherokee is divided into seven CLANS, such as the Deer Clan, Bird Clan, and Wolf Clan. What is a CLAN?

• a house that is sunken into the ground

• a special ceremony where people pray

• a close group of people or family

• an animal that lives in the forest

Which sentence is TRUE?

• The Cherokee people used to live in teepees.

• The Cherokee people have their own language.

• The Cherokee are native people of the North.

• The Cherokee all died during the Trail of Tears.

Which BEST describes a Cherokee Stomp Dance?

• People come together to pray and dance.

• People harvest crops like squash and corn.

• People move to a warmer home for the winter.

• People trade goods with new settlers.

Why were thousands of people forced to move from their land?

• The land became too polluted for people to live there.

• A large flood came and destroyed most of their land.

• The settlers wanted to use the land for themselves.

• The Cherokee people wanted to go to a warmer place.

In what event were the Cherokee forcibly removed from their homes?

• Trail of Tears

• Green Corn Ceremony

• Indian Removal Act

• Treaty of Indian Springs

The Cherokee were hunters, gathers, fisherman and _________.

• painters
• farmers
• builders
• teachers

Every Cherokee belonged to a particular family called a

• clan
• village
• tribe
• lodge

How did the Creek and Cherokee Indians find food?

• Traveled to the nearest village.
• Ordered food on line.
• Hunt and fish.
• Went to Publix.