Babyboy123
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Bob/PKB
Two tribes of Native Americans lived in Georgia: the Creeks and the Cherokee. The Creek indians was a confederacy of several tribes including the Alabama, Mikasuki, Yuchi, Shawnee, Natchez, Koasati, Tuskegee, Apalachicola, Okmulgee, Hitchiti, Timucua, and Muskogee. The Lower Creek indians lived throughout eastern Georgia along the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers as well as along the coast. The population of the Creek confederacy was around 22,000 and they spoke two dialects of the Muskogean language. The Creek indians were descendants of the Mississippian Temple Mound Builders to the west. They tended to side with the British although they were very skilled at playing off the different European powers. Around 1715, the indians broke away from the English after years of mistreatment, including slavery, rape, and cheating. During the Revolution, few of the Creek tribes sided with the colonists. Post-war, Americans felt they were entitled to indian land because of their lack of support.
The Cherokee Nation was very large, expanding over several states, including Georgia. The name “Cherokee” came from the Creek word tciloki meaning “people who speak differently”. Cherokee is an Iroquois language and the southern region spoke the Elati dialect. The Cherokee tribes originated in the Great Lakes region of the Ohio Territory. In 1540, they first made contact with the Spanish conquistidors who introduced them to guns, alcohol, and new diseases. From 1760 – 1762 the Cherokee, led by Chief Oconostota, fought the British because of their unfair trade policies and horrific treatment. They seized one British fort but the British defeated them in the end. They made a peace treaty which forced them to give up the majority of their eastern lands. Fighting the foreigners and diseases caused a dramatic decrease in the Cherokee population during the colonial period.
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mycatsmom
someone removed my good, informative answer ! >:-O
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No further comment.....biting tongue....
