JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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Question
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he wrote the Constitution of the Seminole people
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he invented a writing system for the Cherokee language
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he fought to keep the Seminoles from being removed from Florida
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he led the Cherokees on the Trail of Tears
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sequoyah was one of the most influential figures in Cherokee history. He created the Cherokee Syllabary, a written form of the Cherokee language. The syllabary allowed literacy and printing to flourish in the Cherokee Nation in the early 19th century and remains in use today.
Detailed explanation-2: -He saw how useful it was for generals to write down their orders. Soldiers were also able to talk to family back home with letters. Sequoyah wanted the Cherokee to have the same chance to write in their language as the American soldiers did. So, he decided to create an alphabet for the Cherokee.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sequoyah’s six-year old daughter, Ayokeh (also spelled Ayoka), helped him in his process to create the syllabary by being the first person to learn from it. Word spread in their town that they created a new way to communicate, and they were charged and brought to trial by the town chief.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sequoia is a name whose legacy precedes it. It’s Cherokee in origin and means “redwood, ” referring to the gargantuan beauties in California and Oregon.
Detailed explanation-5: -But Sequoyah’s creation of the Tsalagi syllabary was remarkable, because he invented it without knowing how to read or write in any other languages. As a result, the Tsalagi writing system is not the use of an existing alphabet to transcribe the sounds of the Cherokee language into written form.