Georgia Creek and Cherokee Indians

Introduction

Long ago, there were people who lived in the areas that you all live in now. Have you ever wondered who those people were? What those people did? What they ate? How they dressed? These people in Georgia were called Native Americans. There were two tribes that the different Native Americans lived in. The tribes were called Creek and Cherokee. You will know all about the Creek and Cherokee Indians, the people who lived here before you, when you navigate through this adventure.

Click the link below to listen to an introduction about some things you will be learning today! 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxcQNjEd4PgbUUNFVUppTmdOZzJEM1VaTzlfVmg1RThUSXFJ/view

Task

Today you are about to discover what it was like to be a Native American Creek or Cherokee! Use the recourses under "Process" to accomplish the task! 

  • Who the Creek and Cherokee Indians were.
  • What the Creek and Cherokee tribes accomplished. 
  • How the Creek and Cherokee tribes lived. 
  • How the Creek and Cherokee tribes made a living.

Using the information provided, you will compare and contrast how the Creek and Cherokee tribes lived then compared to the Georgians today. 

 

Process

Complete the worksheet below using the links.

Here are the links to view information about the Creek Indians: 

Here are the links to view information about the Cherokee Indians:

Here is a fun Jeopardy game that you can play to quiz your knowledge of what you have learned today! https://jeopardylabs.com/play/creek-and-cherokee-native-americans-of-georgia

Using the information that you gathered from these links, you will complete two Venn Diagrams. First you will compare and contrast the lives of the Creek and Cherokee Indians. Then you will complete a Venn Diagram comparing the two tribes with the people who live in Georgia today. 

 

 

Name: _________________________________________________________________

 

1.     Who were the Creek Native Americans?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.     What did the Creek Native Americans accomplish?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.     How did the Creek Native Americans live?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.     How did the Creek Native Americans make a living?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.     Who were the Cherokee Native Americans?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.     What did the Cherokee Native Americans accomplish?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.     How did the Cherokee Native Americans live?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.     How did the Cherokee Native Americans make a living?

 

 

Evaluation

You will be graded based on the quality of your Venn Diagram. Please read the rubric below carefully to see how your work will be graded. 

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8-10 points 

5-7 points 

2-4 points 

0-1 points 

Score 

Webquest worksheet 

The worksheet is filled out correctly and has plenty of information. 

The worksheet is filled out but may be missing important information. 

The worksheet is not complete and is missing information. 

The worksheet is barely complete or not complete at all. 

10 

Historical Accuracy of Venn Diagram 

The Venn Diagram is historically accurate and is full of exciting and interesting facts. 

The Venn Diagram is historically accurate and has some exciting and interesting facts. 

The Venn Diagram may not be historically accurate and has only a few exciting and interesting facts. 

The Venn Diagram is historically accurate and has no exciting and interesting facts. 

10 

Following Directions 

Follows directions flawlessly and does not need to be kept "on-task". 

Follows directions flawlessly but sometimes gets "off-task". 

Follows directions but often gets off-task 

Does not follow directions well and is often gets off-task. 

10 

Total Score: 30

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion

The Creek and Cherokee tribes once flourished in present day Georgia. You learned first hand about these two tribes and they way they lived and you also learned who the native people of Georgia were. The way people in Georgia live today was a lot different compared to the way the Creek and Cherokee Native Americans lived.