USA HISTORY

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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole Tribes in Oklahoma.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The so-called Five Civilized Tribes were the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole. Europeans called them that because they had adapted somewhat to living within “civilized” borders.

Detailed explanation-5: -New Echota, near present day Calhoun, was established as the authorized capital of the Cherokee nation, and the home of the Cherokee National Council. In 1827, the Cherokee nation adopted a Constitution modeled on that of the United States, with executive, legislative, and judicial branches, adapted for Cherokee needs.