What did the Cherokee people use to communicate before they had a written language?

Sequoyah and the Cherokee Language

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English
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2nd Grade
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Medium
Kristi Kindy
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Written letters
Spoken language
Sign language
Morse code
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the Cherokee man responsible for creating a writing system for the Cherokee language?
Andrew Jackson
Sequoyah
Ayoka
George Washington
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Sequoyah believe a written language would benefit the Cherokee people?
It would make them stronger
It would make them weaker
It would make them taller
It would make them invisible
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Cherokee call the letters that the U.S. Army officers sent each other?
Flying papers
Talking leaves
Whispering winds
Silent notes
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many symbols did Sequoyah create to represent the syllables in the Cherokee language?
26
50
84
100
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Sequoyah's initial approach to creating a writing system, and why did he change it?
He tried to create a symbol for each word but realized it was too complex.
He tried to use numbers but found it confusing.
He used pictures but they were too simple.
He used colors but they faded away.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why were the Cherokee chiefs skeptical about Sequoyah's writing system at first?
They thought it was too easy.
They thought it might not work or was a trick.
They thought it was too colorful.
They thought it was too expensive.
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