1. Warm Up (next clean left hand side)
What groups in World history that you studied during your school years have discriminated against other peoples/cultures? Explain this discrimination.

2. The CREEKS
CHEROKEE NATION
THE PRINCIPLE PEOPLE
The Cherokees

3. THE CREEK INDIANS The Creek war town was Coweta
The Creek peace town was called Cusseta
Those who wanted war were called Red Sticks
Those Indians who wanted peace were called White Sticks
Creek Chief William McIntosh signed the Treaty of Indian Springs.
This treaty made the Creeks turn over all their land!
Angry Creeks murdered Chief McIntosh for signing the treaty.

4. The Creek Indians Chief Alexander McGillivray
a. Creek chief who sent warriors to attack pioneer settlers who came on Creek lands.
b. Called to New York to meet President Washington
c. Signed the Treaty of New York, giving up Creek lands east of the Oconee River
a. gave up lands through the Currahee Mountains to Tugaloo
b. Federal government agreed to give tools and farm animals to the Creeks to start farms

5. CREEK INDIANS The Creeks lived in a confederacy.
Cherokee
A confederacy is a nation of tribes or states.
The Upper Creeks lived along the Coosa, Talapoosa, and Alabama Rivers.
The Lower Creeks lived along the Flint and Chattahoochee River.

6. cherokee homes Hot houses for tribal ceremonies
Permanent homes of wood
Hot houses for tribal ceremonies
Built homes like whites

7. CHEROKEE FOODS Wild foods from the forest
Planted squash, corn, beans & sunflowers
Hunted deer, bear and bison

8. CHEROKEE DRESS Used animal fur and skin Men wore cloaks
Women wore red and yellow mantels & skirts
Warriors wore red feathers
Jewelry of bone shell and gold

9. Cherokee government Both men and women were involved
Civil & war councils
Later imitate US system of government

10. Cherokee Families Children belong to the mother’s clan
Seven clans per tribe
Could not marry within your own clan

11. Cherokee Religion Supreme being called YOWA
Sacred objects such as quartz and eagles
Sacred number was seven
Believed in life after death

12. Cherokee 7’s important festivals women in the council
clans in their tribe
sided council building
towns served as clan headquarters
Children per household

13. CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE CHEROKEES
Sequoyah invented the written syllabary
First Native American Newspaper…The Phoenix
First Native American to imitate U.S. form of government
Set up their national capital in New Echota

14. Trail of Tears Gold was found in Dahlonega.
The legislature passed laws placing the Cherokees under Georgia’s control.
Without any hope, Cherokee leaders signed the Treaty of New Echota.
The treaty took all land away from the Cherokees and removed them to present day Oklahoma.
4,000 of the 15,000 Cherokees died during the trek to their new home.

15. Trail of Tears
Worcester v. Georgia – A missionary in Cherokee territory refused to take a loyalty oath for State of Georgia. Supreme Court ruled that Cherokee territory (or Indian lands) were not subject to state governments
John Marshall was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who ruled in favor of the missionaries and the Cherokees thought they would be able to keep their land
Andrew Jackson ignored the Court’s ruling and ordered the state governments to take charge of the Cherokee Territory. Later signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830

16. Quick Questions 1. Name three of sevens.
2. Who was McIntosh and what happened to him?
3.What was the difference between Red sticks and white sticks?
4.What is a confederacy?
5.Which tribe built permanent homes?

17. More Questions!! 6. The Cherokee children belonged to which family?
7. Who was Sequoyah?
8. Which tribe formed a government similar to the US?
9. What was the first native newspaper?
10. How many Cherokees died along the Trail of Tears?

18. Westward Expansion and Indian Removal
Students will choose one of the following and write a short response:
1) Pretend you are the Cherokee Chief, John Ross. Write a speech to convince all the tribes and council members to unite against the white man.
2) Write a speech to be given by a Cherokee or Creek Chief to his tribe explaining the 1825 Removal Policy.
3) Why weren’t the white man and the Native American able to understand each other?
4) Can we do anything to make up for all that has been done to the Native American? If so, what?
5)Pretend you are a defense attorney for the Native Americans. Write a list of accusations against the United States and Georgia for their treatment of their clients.