USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -By the 19th century, White American settlers had classified the Cherokee of the Southeast as one of the “Five Civilized Tribes” in the region. They were agrarian, lived in permanent villages, and had begun to adopt some cultural and technological practices of the white settlers.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are three federally recognized Cherokee tribes, with Cherokee Nation being the largest. The other tribes include the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina.

Detailed explanation-3: -Originally located in the southeastern United States in parts of Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina, the Cherokee Nation was forced to relocate to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) in 1838 after gold was discovered in our homelands.

Detailed explanation-4: -John Ross (1790-1866) was the most important Cherokee political leader of the nineteenth century. He helped establish the Cherokee national government and served as the Cherokee Nation’s principal chief for almost 40 years.