Sequoyah and the Cherokee Language Quiz

Did people like what Sequoyah was doing at first?

• People liked it and supported him. They thought his work was good luck.

• People did not like it. His wife thought he didn't know what he was doing and people thought his symbols were bad luck. His work was burned.

• Thye did not pay attention to his work and he ended up burning it.

Where did the Cherokee people live in the early 1800s?

• California

• Georgia

• Texas

• Florida

What did Sequoyah believe could make the Cherokee people stronger?

• Learning to fish

• Building more houses

• Having a written language

• Growing more crops

What did Sequoyah observe during the war of 1812 that influenced his decision to develop a written language?

• The tactics of the British troops

• The use of weapons

• The leadership of General Andrew Jackson

• The communication methods of the U.S. Army officers

What did Sequoyah initially try to create for each word in the Cherokee language?

• A painting

• A sculpture

• A symbol

• A drawing

What did Sequoyah realize about the Cherokee words that led him to create 84 symbols?

• They were made up of syllables

• They were made up of numbers

• They were made up of pictures

• They were made up of letters

How did Sequoyah prove to the chiefs that his writing system worked?

• By reciting the alphabet

• By drawing symbols on a board

• By showing them a book he wrote

• By sending his daughter away and then writing and reading words

What happened to the Cherokee people in the 1830s?

• They discovered gold on their lands

• They were forced to leave their lands

• They won a war against the British troops

• They established a new settlement

How is Sequoyah remembered and honored today?

• He has a statue in the Cherokee Nation

• He has a statue in the U.S. Capitol building

• He has a statue in California

• He has a statue in the British Museum

How did people changed their mind about Sequoyah's work?

• They have always supported him but then they thought learning to write was too much work. They just wanted to hang around and play.

• The chiefs saw how people could communicate through reading and writing.

• They never changed their mind.