Sequoyah Review

What does it mean to invent something?

• to tear something apart
• to create something for the first time
• to lead a tribe

What did Sequoyah call the words in the settlers' books?

• talking pages

• silent leaves

• talking leaves

Who made the Indians move to Oklahoma?

• Sequoyah

• Tomochichi

• government

What type of Indian was Sequoyah?

• Creek
• Cherokee
• American

What did Sequoyah create?

• a Cherokee alphabet
• a number system
• the Cherokee language

What was the name of the Cherokee newspaper?

• The Cherokee Phoenix
• The Cherokee Times
• Indian News

What was found on Cherokee land in Georgia in 1829?

• gold

• silver

• bronze

Where was Sequoyah born?

• Georgia
• Tennessee
• South Carolina

Why did Sequoyah create an alphabet?

• to show off
• to help his people learn to read and write
• so he could get paid

How did the alphabet help the Cherokee people?

• It helped them to communicate.
• It helped them hunt.
• It helped them play sports.