Indian Removal Act

Linda Chavez3-13-12

P61

Standards• 4.5.06 Identify major events, people, and patterns

in Tennessee.• b. Describe the effects of political, economic, and

social changes on Native Americans in Tennessee. • 4.5.spi.1 the student is able to identify Native

American groups in TN before European exploratations (Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw).

• 4.5.spi.2 identify major Tennessee political leaders (i.e., Andrew Jackson, Sam

• Houston, James Polk, Sequoyia, David Crockett, Nancy Ward).

Creeks

• Where did the Creek Indians get their name?The white settlers called them Creek Indians after Ocmulgee Creek in Georgia. They originally called themselves Isti or Istichata, but began to identify themselves as Muskogee soon after Europeans arrived. Many people combined the two and called them Muskogee-Creek Indians.

• Discovered by Hernando de Soto in 1539.

Creeks• Where and how did they live?• Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and North Carolina. • Wattle and Daub Houses- known as asi, are made by weaving

rivercane, wood, and vines into a frame, then coating the frame with plaster. The roof was either thatched with grass or shingled with bark.

• They did not move around. Farmed the land, fishing, and hunting deer. Bow and arrow were used.

Creeks

• What were their customs?• Ceremonial temples-earthern mounds• Women sat in council• White towns (peace) and red towns (war)• Clans• Green Corn Festival

Chickasaw

• Where did the Chickasaw get their name? It comes from their own tribal name, Chikasha, which was the name of a legendary Chickasaw leader.

Chickasaw

• Where and how did they live? Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri

• Wattle and daub houses. • Palisades-reinforced walls made of tree trunks

to protect village.• Men were hunters and women were farmers.

Chickasaw

• What were their customs?• Played games, like stickball or now what we

call lacrosse.• Moccasins and cradleboards.• Men were tattooed and shaved their heads.

Cheerokee

• How did the Cherokee get their name?• It's pronounced "CHAIR-uh-kee." It comes

from a Muskogee word meaning 'speakers of another language.' Cherokee Indians originally called themselves Aniyunwiya, "the principal people," but today they accept the name Cherokee.

Cherokee

• Where and how did the Cherokee live?• The Cherokees are original residents of the

American southeast region, particularly Georgia, North and South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

• Wattle and daub houses.

Cherokee

• What were the Cherokee’s customs?• http://travel.webshots.com/photo/20737139

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Andrew JacksonIndian Removal Act was signed by Congress in 1830.

Timeline

• Treaty of Cusseta is signed on March 24, 1832. The treaty said the Creeks (Muscogee) ceded all land east of the Mississippi River.

• 1834-Creek are removed by General Winfield Scott.• Treaty of New Echota December 29, 1835. This treaty

was signed by the Cherokee nation. • 1837-Chickasaw are removed.• 1837-Van Buren is elected 8th President.• 1838-Cherokee are removed.• 1839-Trail of Tears ends.

Routes• To Indian Territory

Today

References• ww.pbs.org• fivecivilized.blogspot.com• 7aj_header_sm.jpg• http://www.bigorrin.org/creek_kids.htm• http://

www.native-languages.org/houses.htm#daubhouse

• http://www.owenshistory.info/powerpoints/12_monroe_industry_tears/the_trail_of_tears.pdf

• http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/permanent/native/index.shtml