PPT-Cherokee Indians

The Cherokee Indians The Cherokee name actually came from the Creek name Chelokee This means People of a different speech The Cherokee Indians where located in both states of Alabama and Georgia . The Louisiana Purchase. Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in France at the end of the French Revolution in 1799 and he set out to conquer the world. He wanted to restore the French Empire in North America and persuaded Spain to give up Louisiana Spain to give up Louisiana. President Thomas Jefferson was alarmed to learn that France would control New Orleans. After a failed attempt to gain control of the Mississippi because of a yellow fever epidemic, Napoleon agreed to sell the territory and New Orleans for $15 million. The United States bought some 600 million acres for about 4 cents an acre. Congress first created two territories – Oklahoma was part of the District of Louisiana. . As the population grew, the colonists pushed farther west into the territories occupied by the American Indians.. Inevitably. , this movement led to clashes over land.. How did the Proclamation of 1763 attempt to solve this problem? Was it successful?. The presence of Native . Americans represented a challenge or impediment to westward expansion. .. To the growing white majority of the Western frontier, the presence of any Indians at all, “civilized” or not, was unacceptable.. Indian Removal. Sometimes called Muscogee Indians. Wanted to fight to preserve land.. lived . in mound building societies along large rivers, creeks and plains.. Tribal towns were made up of self- governing systems. Background. Near the end of the 18. th. century, Georgia was home to European settlers, as well as Cherokee and Creek Indians. . Many . settlers became rich growing cotton on plantations. . The . settlers viewed the Native Americans in Georgia as a barrier to further exploitation of the region’s land. . th. century. . As long as grass grows or water runs. Relations and Treaties in . R. evolution . E. ra. The . Northwest Ordinance . Passed . by the Continental . Congress. “. T. he . utmost good faith shall always be observed towards the Indians; their lands and property shall never be taken from them without their . Society of . Am. . Indians (SAI). Indian . Rights Association (IRA). Sec. . Treasury . William McAdoo . 1917 War Bonds-Stamps. Indians bought . 1. st. $4.6 million. . 2. nd. $. 4.3 million . 3. rd. Black Hawk War. 1827 - US govt says all Native Americans must leave Illinois. Chief Black Hawk of the Sauk refuses, saying no one can own land. US settlers moved into village when they were away hunting. Lathren. | EDU 570| 09/03/2017. Significance. SS4H3 Explain Westward Expansion in America. b. Describe the impact of the Westward Expansion on American Indians; include the Trail of Tears, Battle of Little Bighorn and the forced relocation of American Indians to reservations.. American. INDIANS. STANDARDS:. SS8H1 Evaluate the impact of European exploration and settlement on American Indians in Georgia. . a. . Describe the characteristics of American Indians living in Georgia at the time of European contact; to include culture, food, weapons/tools, and shelter. . Lessons . 1-6. To become like the people around you. A person or group that helps another for a common purpose. The cruel killing of many people. A struggle or disagreement. A relationship in which people or groups compete for the same thing. Lessons 1-6. To become like the people around you. A person or group that helps another for a common purpose. The cruel killing of many people. A struggle or disagreement. A relationship in which people or groups compete for the same thing. in . Georgia . History. (1733-1828). Created by . LaTrease. Williams. December 30, 2014. James Oglethorpe. James Oglethorpe was born in England on December 22, 1696. He grew up outside London, England. James was appointed by King George II to bring colonists from England to the New World to start the colony of Georgia. Some of the colonist were . While . the Creek traded with both the French and the English, the Cherokee were exclusively loyal to the English; this loyalty caused much conflict between themselves and the Creek. . During . the Revolution, the Cherokee continued to support the British and fought the Americans even after the war officially ended. .