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Cherokee History Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge on the great civilization of the Cherokee.

A multiple-choice quiz by Berrigan. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Berrigan

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
228,524

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1420

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first European explorer to meet the Cherokee? Hint

De Soto

Columbus

Cortes

Pardo

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the French and Indian War, the Cherokee allied themselves with which group? Hint

France

Great Britain

United States

Spain

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Question 3 of 10

3. During the American Revolution, which famous Cherokee warrior allied many of the Cherokee with the Mohawk, Shawnee and Delaware against the American rebels? Hint

John Ross

Wilma Mankiller

Sequoyah

Dragging Canoe

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Cherokee are one of what are known as the Five Civilized Tribes. The Creek are another. Which of these four is NOT one of the Five Civilized Tribes? Hint

Seminole

Chickasaw

Comanche

Choctaw

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the editor of the Cherokee newspaper, "The Cherokee Phoenix"? Hint

John Ross

Major Ridge

Elias Boudinot

Stand Watie

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who, without the assistance of white missionaries or being literate in English, invented the Cherokee syllabary? Hint

Elias Boudinot

Sequoyah

John Ridge

Stand Watie

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which United States President signed-off the Indian Removal Act that would eventually lead to the Cherokee being forced from their ancestral homeland? Hint

John Quincy Adams

Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Jackson

Thomas Jefferson

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the name of the route that the Cherokee took to Oklahoma after being forcefully removed from their homes in 1838? The Cherokee call it Nunna daul Tsunyi. Hint

The Long March

The Trail of Tears

The Frozen Road

The Path of Destruction

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the only Native American (a Cherokee) to rise to the rank of Brigadier-General during the American Civil War? Hint

Elias Boudinot

John Ross

Stand Watie

Major Ridge

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the name of the Cherokee "creator God"? Hint

Gaia

Yowa

Yahweh

Iehova

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first European explorer to meet the Cherokee?

Answer: De Soto

Hernando de Soto met the Cherokee in 1540 as he searched for gold in the Appalachians. He would later become the first European to see the Mississippi.

2. In the French and Indian War, the Cherokee allied themselves with which group?

Answer: Great Britain

The Cherokee were a major British ally in the French and Indian War, fighting against other First Nations tribes who allied themselves with the French.

3. During the American Revolution, which famous Cherokee warrior allied many of the Cherokee with the Mohawk, Shawnee and Delaware against the American rebels?

Answer: Dragging Canoe

In retribution, settlers from the Carolinas and Virginia exacted devastating revenge against the Cherokee people.

4. The Cherokee are one of what are known as the Five Civilized Tribes. The Creek are another. Which of these four is NOT one of the Five Civilized Tribes?

Answer: Comanche

The Five Civilized Tribes are the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw and Seminole.

5. Who was the editor of the Cherokee newspaper, "The Cherokee Phoenix"?

Answer: Elias Boudinot

Elias Boudinot was assassinated after agreeing to removing the Cherokee from their ancestral homelands in 1835.

6. Who, without the assistance of white missionaries or being literate in English, invented the Cherokee syllabary?

Answer: Sequoyah

Sequoyah's syllabary made it possible to create a Cherokee newspaper and it was learned almost immediately by a large number of Cherokee.

7. Which United States President signed-off the Indian Removal Act that would eventually lead to the Cherokee being forced from their ancestral homeland?

Answer: Andrew Jackson

Interestingly enough, Jackson's life was saved by the Cherokee in a battle against the Red Sticks in 1813.

8. What is the name of the route that the Cherokee took to Oklahoma after being forcefully removed from their homes in 1838? The Cherokee call it Nunna daul Tsunyi.

Answer: The Trail of Tears

20-40% of the Cherokee population died during the Trail of Tears.

9. Who was the only Native American (a Cherokee) to rise to the rank of Brigadier-General during the American Civil War?

Answer: Stand Watie

On June 23, 1865, Watie was the last Confederate general in the field to stand down.

10. What is the name of the Cherokee "creator God"?

Answer: Yowa

Yowa is the Creator God of the Cherokee.

Source: Author Berrigan

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