The Cherokee Indians

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The Cherokee Indians

• By Ethan, Brandon, Liane, Raven, and Katharyn

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Cherokee "Jeopardy"
The rules of Cherokee Jeopardy are simply this.
1. If you have answered a question, you can not
answer again until everyone has attempted to
answer a question. 2. If you have answered a
question, you may write down what you think. 3.
We will not tolerate PICK ME, PICK ME! While
people are raising their hands quietly and
waiting.
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Question 1
What kind of homes did the Cherokee Indians live
in, and what were they made out of?
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Answer 1
Q What kinds of homes did the Cherokee Indians
live in and what were they made out of? A The
Cherokee Indians lived in homes called
mud-houses. They were made out of mainly mud.
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About how many Cherokee stayed in Georgia, rather
than moving to Oklahoma, ending up on the Trail
of Tears?
Question 2
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Answer 2
Q About how many Cherokee stayed in Georgia,
rather than moving to Oklahoma, ending up on the
Trail of Tears? A About 15,000 Cherokee stayed,
then moved.
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Question 3
What did Sequoyahs name mean in Cherokee?
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Answer 3
Q What did Sequoyahs name mean in Cherokee? A
Sequoyah means Pig Foot which means he was
probably a disabled person.
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Question 4
Before contact with the Europeans, what did the
Cherokee call their land?
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Answer 4
Q Before contact with the Europeans, what did
the Cherokee call their land? A The Cherokee
called their land, Land of the Blue Mist.
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Question 5
Who is this man?
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Answer 5
Q Who is this man? A This man is named
Saquoyah.
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Personal and Fun Facts
Ethanmy great-great- grandmother was a Cherokee
and she was traded for horses. BrandonMy
great-uncle is the senator Katharynon the Trail
of Tears, ¼, or 4,000 people died RavenI like
Sequoyahs name (pig-foot) Lianethe Cherokee
called themselves ani-Yunwiya