: A 1830 law passed by the U.S. Congress that allowed the federal government to negotiate the exchange of Native American lands in the southeastern United States for territory west of the Mississippi River.

: A Cherokee silversmith who created a written syllabary (set of written symbols) for the Cherokee language, enabling many Cherokee people to read and write in their own language.

Land set aside by the U.S. government in the 1800s (mainly in what is now Oklahoma) where some Native American nations were forced to move and live after losing their homelands.

The ability to read and write; in this context, it refers to the Cherokee people gaining literacy through Sequoya's written language.

The forced removal and long, deadly journey in the 1830s of the Cherokee and other Native American nations from their homelands to Indian Territory, during which many people suffered and died.

To adopt the customs, language, and culture of another group so that people become more like the dominant society; often used to describe pressures on Native Americans to give up their traditional ways.

A set of written characters that each stand for a syllable (part of a word); Sequoyah’s Cherokee syllabary made it possible to write the Cherokee language.

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Term	Definition
Indian Removal Act	: A 1830 law passed by the U.S. Congress that allowed the federal government to negotiate the exchange of Native American lands in the southeastern United States for territory west of the Mississippi River.
Sequoya	: A Cherokee silversmith who created a written syllabary (set of written symbols) for the Cherokee language, enabling many Cherokee people to read and write in their own language.
Indian Territory:	Land set aside by the U.S. government in the 1800s (mainly in what is now Oklahoma) where some Native American nations were forced to move and live after losing their homelands.
Literacy:	The ability to read and write; in this context, it refers to the Cherokee people gaining literacy through Sequoya's written language.
Trail of Tears:	The forced removal and long, deadly journey in the 1830s of the Cherokee and other Native American nations from their homelands to Indian Territory, during which many people suffered and died.
Assimilate:	To adopt the customs, language, and culture of another group so that people become more like the dominant society; often used to describe pressures on Native Americans to give up their traditional ways.
Syllabary:	A set of written characters that each stand for a syllable (part of a word); Sequoyah’s Cherokee syllabary made it possible to write the Cherokee language.

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