Exploring Sequoyah and Native Cultures

What is Sequoyah best known for?

• Creating a new type of music

• Developing the Cherokee alphabet

• Leading a famous battle

• Building a large monument

What was the primary purpose of Sequoyah's alphabet?

• To create a secret code

• To help Cherokee people read and write in their own language

• To teach mathematics

• To write music

Which of the following is a traditional Cherokee food?

• Sushi

• Tacos

• Cornbread

• Pizza

What is one way the Creek tribe traditionally used the land?

• Building skyscrapers

• Farming and agriculture

• Mining for gold

• Constructing railroads

What was a common material used by the Creek tribe for building homes?

• Bricks

• Wood and thatch

• Steel

• Concrete

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE SEQUOYAH TO INVENT THE SYLLABARY?

• 12 days

• 12 hours

• 12 years

• 12 months

Name TWO crops that some American Indians planted.

• lettuce, tomato

• corn, squash

• grapes, beans

Click C for Cherokee/Creek or T for Georgians Today"

Food is bought at a grocery store.

• Cherokee or Creek

• Georgians Today

Click C for Cherokee/Creek or T for Georgians Today

Crops like beans, corn, and squash are grown and eaten.

• Cherokee/Creek

• Georgians Today

Why did Sequoyah invent a syllabary?

• to list all fo the new states added to the United States

• To give the Cherokee a written language

• to win the Text War of Independence

• To fight in the War of 1812