Cherokee in the United States - Readworks.org

When did the Cherokee people first start to interact with Europeans?

• the 1500s

• the 1600s

• the 1700s

• the 1800s

What does "Cherokee in the United States" describe?

• This passage describes the historical background of the Cherokee in the United States.

• This passage describes the different tribes of American Indians, including the Cherokee.

• This passage describes the different places that the Cherokee have lived.

• This passage describes how the Cherokee farm their land.

The Cherokee were not always treated fairly by the United States government. What evidence from the passage supports this statement?

• "The Americans encouraged [the Cherokee] to switch to growing their food on individual farmsteads."

• "As the United States grew, the government . . . and army pushed the Cherokee off their land."

• "The Cherokee Nation is the largest federally recognized Cherokee tribe, and it has more than 300,000 members today."

• "In the 1800s, the Cherokee even began to adopt some of the structures of the United States government for their own society."

What has been the main reason for conflict between the Cherokee and the United States?

• The United States wanted the land on which the Cherokee lived.

• The Cherokee live in tribes, while most people in the United States do not.

• The Cherokee adopted some parts of American culture and technology.

• Americans farmed differently than the Cherokee.

What is the main idea of "Cherokee in the United States"?

• Since the Trail of Tears, the United States has worked hard to improve its relationship with the Cherokee.

• After interacting with Americans, Cherokee farmers began raising their own crops, pigs, and cattle.

• The governments of Cherokee tribes are very different from the government of the United States of America.

• The Cherokee's relationship with the United States government has changed with their interactions.

Read these sentences from the text.

The Cherokee lived by farming, hunting, and gathering on the land. In the 1700s, they first started to interact with the Europeans. The Cherokee traded deerskins with the Europeans, and the two groups generally had a good relationship with each other.

Based on these sentences, what does the word "interact" mean?

• to compete

• to dislike

• to come into contact

• to teach skills

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

________ , the Cherokee had a good relationship with early European settlers.

• Initially

• Instead

• Finally

• Obviously