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.