Native Americans

1000’s of tribes lived throughout America

Many of our current state and city names come from tribal names Illinois Missouri Many of our current state and city names come from tribal names Chicago

Clothing Made from animal skins

Diet Corn Pumpkin Cucumbers Beans

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

Georgia vs. the Cherokee Part 2 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.