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.