Hur kom indianerna till Nordamerika?

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1. Hur kom indianerna till Nordamerika?
2. What happened to the Cherokee when they were classified as Indians?
3. Who did the Cherokee fight in the French and Indian War?
4. Why are the Cherokee called cherrikies?
5. What is the Cherokee triumvirate known as?

Hur kom indianerna till Nordamerika?

Amerikas urbefolkning är ett samlingsnamn för Nord- och Sydamerikas urbefolkning. De första amerikanerna kom gående från Asien för omkring 15 000 år sedan, i slutet av den förra istiden (forskarna är dock inte överens om när det hände). Då täckte isen Kanada och de norra delarna av USA.

What happened to the Cherokee when they were classified as Indians?

Cherokee and other Native Americans were classified on the colored side and suffered the same racial segregation and disenfranchisement as former slaves. They also often lost their historical documentation for identification as Indians, when the Southern states classified them as colored.

Who did the Cherokee fight in the French and Indian War?

During the French and Indian War (1754–63) they allied themselves with the British; the French had allied themselves with several Iroquoian tribes, which were the Cherokee’s traditional enemies.

Why are the Cherokee called cherrikies?

The Cherokee are labelled as "Cherrikies". The Cherokee gave sanctuary to a band of Shawnee in the 1660s. But from 17 the Cherokee and Chickasaw allied with the British, and fought the Shawnee, who were allied with French colonists, forcing the Shawnee to move northward.

What is the Cherokee triumvirate known as?

The 'Cherokee triumvirate' of James Vann and his protégés The Ridge and Charles R. Hicks advocated acculturation, formal education, and modern methods of farming. In 1801 they invited Moravian missionaries from North Carolina to teach Christianity and the 'arts of civilized life.'