JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
JACKSONIAN AMERICA
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He led a Cherokee attack on Georgia troops.
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He modeled the first Cherokee government after the U.S. Constitution.
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He sued the state of Georgia for illegal occupation of Cherokee land.
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He created a writing system for the Cherokee language.
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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: -Around 1809, nine years after his mother’s death, Sequoyah began to notice and to ponder the communications of white settlers. He realized that they were able to transmit thoughts over great distances by writing down their words and ideas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sequoyah’s alphabet helped preserve the Cherokee language and Cherokee culture, especially after the Cherokees were forced to leave their native land by the 1830 Indian Removal Act.
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.