Sequoyah (Georgia's People)

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What did Sequoyah create?

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a syllabary so the Cherokee people could read and write

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What was Sequoyah's syllabary MOST similar to? Options: alphabets, maps, speeches

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alphabets

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How did Sequoyah's invention help the Cherokee people?

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His invention helped the Cherokee people to read and have their own newspaper, The Phoenix.

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What did Sequoyah learn from the colonists?

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He learned that the colonists had a written language, and he wanted to create the same thing for his people.

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How is Sequoyah's syllabary different from the English alphabet?

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The syllabary has characters that represent syllables, and the English alphabet has letters that represent sounds.