2. Before Europeans came to
America, ___________
___________ lived in
Georgia.

3. Before Europeans came to America,
___________ ___________ lived in Georgia.

Native Americans

4. The two main Native
American groups that once
lived in Georgia are called
the _________________ and
_______________.

5. The two main Native American groups that
once lived in Georgia are called the
_________________ and _______________.

Creek
Cherokee
and

6. 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.

7. 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

natural
their basic needs.
resources

8. What region of the United
States did the Creek and
Cherokee live?
______________________

9. What region of the United States did the
Creek and Cherokee live?
______________________

southeast

10. What is a village?
_____________________

11. What is a village?
_____________________

a small town

12. How did the Cherokee and
Creek get most of the
things they needed?
________________________

13. 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.

14. How did the Cherokee and
Creek get things they could
NOT get from their natural
surroundings?
________________________

15. 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.

16. Why did the Cherokee
and Creeks have to
leave their land?
________________________

17. 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.

18. Name 3 of the main crops
that the Cherokee
and Creek farmed.
____________
____________
____________

19. Name 3 of the main crops that the
Cherokee and Creek farmed.

Corn
beans
squash

20. What are three of the main
animals the Cherokee and
Creek hunted for food?
____________
____________
____________

21. What are three of the main animals the
Cherokee and Creek hunted for food?

deer
rabbits
bison

22. Name two reasons the
Creek and Cherokee
lived near rivers.
________________________
________________________

23. Name two reasons the
Creek and Cherokee lived near rivers.

transportation
daily living

24. What kind of homes did the Creek
and Cherokee start building
after the Europeans arrived?
_______________________________
___________________________

25. What kind of homes did the
Creek and Cherokee start
building after the Europeans
arrived?

log cabin homes

26. How did the Creek and
Cherokee lose their land?
________________________

27. How did the
Creek and Cherokee lose their
land?

The Europeans wanted
the land and forced the
Native Americans to
leave.

28. What was the trail of
tears?
_________________________
_________________________
______________________

29. What was the Trail of Tears?
 Cherokee
The pathway the
took when forced to leave
Georgia and move to
Oklahoma.

30. Short Response
Tell how the lives of the
Cherokee and Creek are
alike and different from
the lives of Georgians
today.