georgia’s first people study guide
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Georgia’s First People
Study Guide
Complied by Kathy Brott
Before Europeans came to
America, ___________
___________ lived in Georgia.
Native Americans
Before Europeans came to America,
___________ ___________ lived in Georgia.
The two main Native
American groups that once
lived in Georgia are called
the _________________ and
_______________.
Creek Cherokee
The two main Native American groups that
once lived in Georgia are called the
_________________ and _______________.
and
Most of the Cherokee and Creek
lived in areas where there were
lots of _____________
_____________ such as trees,
rivers, and rich soil so that they
could meet their basic needs.
natural resources
Most of the Cherokee and Creek lived in areas
where there were lots of _____________
_____________ such as trees, rivers, and rich
soil so that they could meet their basic needs.
What region of the United
States did the Creek and
Cherokee live?
______________________
southeast
What region of the United States did the Creek
and Cherokee live?
______________________
What is a village?
_____________________
a small town
What is a village?
_____________________
How did the Cherokee and
Creek get most of the things
they needed?
________________________
They got most of the things they needed from the environment around
them.
How did the Cherokee and Creek get most of
the things they needed?
________________________
How did the Cherokee and
Creek get things they could
NOT get from their natural
surroundings?
________________________
They bartered and traded with other villages, tribes,
and some Europeans.
How did the Cherokee and Creek get things
they could NOT get from their natural
surroundings?
Why did the Cherokee
and Creeks have to
leave their land?
________________________
The Europeans wanted it for themselves, so they
forced the Cherokees and Creeks to leave.
Why did the Cherokee and Creeks
have to leave their land?
Name 3 of the main crops
that the Cherokee
and Creek farmed.
____________
____________
____________
Corn
beanssquash
Name 3 of the main crops that the
Cherokee and Creek farmed.
What are three of the main
animals the Cherokee and
Creek hunted for food?
____________
____________
____________
deer
rabbitsbison
What are three of the main animals the
Cherokee and Creek hunted for food?
Name two reasons the
Creek and Cherokee
lived near rivers.
________________________
________________________
transportationdaily living
Name two reasons the
Creek and Cherokee lived near rivers.
What kind of homes did the Creek
and Cherokee start building after
the Europeans arrived?
___________________________________
_______________________
log cabin homes
What kind of homes did the Creek
and Cherokee start building after
the Europeans arrived?
How did the Creek and
Cherokee lose their land?
________________________
The Europeans wanted the land and forced the
Native Americans to leave.
How did the
Creek and Cherokee lose their
land?
What was the trail of tears?
_____________________________
_____________________________
______________
The pathway the Cherokee took when forced to leave
Georgia and move to Oklahoma.
What was the Trail of Tears?
Short Response
Tell how the lives of the
Cherokee and Creek are
alike and different from the
lives of Georgians today.