JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
PRESIDENT ANDREW JACKSON
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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a famous author
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a talented silversmith
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a treaty negotiator during the War of 1812.
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an inventor of the Cherokee written langugae
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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: -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-3: -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-4: -Sequoyah visited a farmer named Charles Hicks who taught him how to write his name in English. Then Sequoyah had an idea. He wanted to make a written language for Cherokee words. Around 1809, Sequoyah started this important work.