Native Americans
CONTACT WITH EUROPEANS
Group of Spanish concistadores-Hernando de Soto. 1540.
By 1650-1/2 cherokees killed by smallpox.
1740-Chief Kalanu (the raven) fought with British General Oglethrophe against
Spanish in Florida.
French+Indian War (1754-1783)
Col. George Washington sought cherokee help.
1762. Ostenaco->London, he met with King George the third.
During American Revolution (1775-1783)
1793.-asked Spanish King for protection from American settlers.
Washington-give education to Indians (Cherokeer), no violence towards Indians,
paid for their.land
1789-1797.-fairly peaceful relations against Spansih land
After 1800.-Cherokees began to adopt economic+political structure of
Americans.
They get agricultural+animal husbandry ideas-Americans.
1821.-chief sequoyah invited system of writing
Nearly 100% literacy.
Writtenconsitution.
1828-Cherokee newspaper
White settlers demanded that cherokees moved west of Mississippi river
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