Treasure Hunt Worksheet

Name: _____________________
Date: ______________________
Class Period: _______________
1. How did men, women, and children live in traditional Cherokee society?
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2. In what ways did the Cherokee attempt to adapt to the ways of the white
settlers?
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3. Who were John Ross, the Ridges, and Elias Boudinot? How did their views on
resettlement differ?
John Ross:
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The Ridges:
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Elias Boudinot:
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4. What was Treaty of the New Echota? What happened to the Cherokee because of
it?
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5. In Andrew Jackson's "To the Cherokee Tribe of Indians", what were the reasons
he gives for his views on the removal of the Cherokee people?
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6. What was the Trail of Tears? What happened to the Cherokee who were forced
to travel it?
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