1 braithwaite Cherokee Trail of Tears - Analysis Questions...

Analysis Questions (Make your answers in easy to read blue, red or green, etc)
Chapter 1 , A Civilized Life , Preserving the Cherokee Nation; John Ross
1 Compare the Cherokee nation of John Ridge’s youth to that of 1805. What forces
threatened his people?
Culture
2 What was the U.S. government policy of “civilization” and how was it introduced to the
Cherokees?
3 John Ross was a mixed-blood Cherokee. Describe the various types of people that
entered his family’s store.
Chapter 2 , Among the White People , John Ridge
4 What was Major Ridge’s hope for the future?
5 Where were John Ridge and Elias Boudinot sent to be educated? What did the
assimilated John Ridge tell President James Monroe in his essay?