History of the United States I / Unit 10 USH1 1391 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Five Civilized Tribes
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The idea
The Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole and Cherokee were so designated because they had largely adopted Anglo-American culture, speaking English and practising Christianity.
In practice
Many of them holding enslaved people, exactly as their White neighbours did.
Where people slip
Despite that adaptation, White Americans still rejected them as potential fellow citizens.
Your place on the trail
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