Post on 07-Jan-2016
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Native Native AmericansAmericans
1000’s of tribes lived throughout America
Many of our current state and city names
come from tribal names
Illinois
Missouri
Chicago
Clothing• Made from animal skins
• Corn• Pumpkin• Cucumbers• Beans
Diet
Houses
• Made from materials from the land such as mud, bark, stones, and animal skins
Education•Used myths, folklore, and storytelling
Religion
• Polytheistic
Native Americans lived off the land and taught the first Americans how to survive
through hunting and farming
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Georgia vs. the Cherokee
Gold was discovered on Cherokee land in Georgia
Georgia tried to push the
Cherokee out
Worchester v. Georgia
• The Cherokee claimed they had a treaty with US government so they could not be pushed out by Georgia
•The Cherokee filed a lawsuit that went all the way to the Supreme Court
•The Supreme Court sided with the Cherokee
• Andrew Jackson refused to honor the decision made by the court
Federal troops were sent in to remove the Cherokee instead of
protecting them
Trail of Tears – An 800 mile march which resulted in the
death of ¼ of the tribe.