FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Question
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The Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole peoples were called the “Five Civilized Tribes” by Anglo-European colonists. Why did they deem these five groups of people ‘civilized’, and not others?
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They adopted elements of European colonial culture like Christianity, literacy, and slavery
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They were thought to have the best food and most elaborate art practices
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They had the most advanced weaponry prior to European contact
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The word civilized was applied to the five tribes because, broadly speaking, they had developed extensive economic ties with whites or had assimilated into American settler culture. Some members of these southeastern tribes had adopted European clothing, spoke English, practiced Christianity, and even owned slaves.
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