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Why do you think the Creek lived

near water?
Native Georgians
Social Studies
Standard

SS2H1
Describe the lives and contributions of historical figures in Georgia
history.
b. Sequoyah (development of a Cherokee alphabet)
SS2H2
Describe the Georgia Creek and Cherokee cultures of the past in
terms of tools, clothing, homes, ways of making a living, and
accomplishments.
a. Compare and contrast the Georgia Creek and Cherokee
cultures of the past to those of Georgians today.
Native Americans in Georgia

There were two American Indian cultures which lived in GA:

Creek
Cherokee
Cherokee Tribe

What is the
main topic of
this passage?
Creek and Cherokee

Creek Cherokee
• Lived in South GA • Lived in northern GA
• They lived by rivers, streams, • Their capital was called New
and creeks. Echota
• Their capital was Coweta.
Resources the Creek and Cherokee Used
 Look at the picture and list
what natural resources they
could provide.

The Creek and Cherokee used nature to

survive.

Trees?
They used trees for homes, canoes,
weapons.

Deer?
They used animals for food, clothes,
trading.

River?
They used the river to travel, catch fish,
and irrigation. Native Americans usually
planted corns, beans, and squash.
Sequoyah

• He owned a trading post.

• He wrote down the people who owed
him using symbols.
• He realized he needed a better way to
keep track of who owed him money.
• He decided to create a Cherokee
alphabet so that the Cherokee people
could have a written language.
Sequoyah

• It took Sequoyah 12 years to develop the

Cherokee alphabet.
• He listened to all the sounds of all the
words Cherokee people spoke to create
86 symbols.
• With these 86 symbols, he was able to
create a written language.
 Cherokee Language

It took a while to convince the

other Cherokee people about this
language, but Sequoyah was
determined and patient.
The Cherokee published their first
Native American newspaper in
1828. It was called Cherokee
Phoenix.
Sequoyah wanted his people to read
and write and he was able to make
that happen.
Trail of Tears

• Between 1830 and 1850, the United States

forced about 100,000 Cherokee people to
move west.
• The reason was because the US wanted this
land for themselves.
• More than 4,000 people died walking on this
long journey.
• It was a very sad time in history. This is the
reason it was called the Trail of Tears.
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