Overhill Cherokee
E721059
The Overhill Cherokee were a group of Cherokee towns located west of the Appalachian Mountains, known as important political and trade centers in the 18th century.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cherokee towns
ⓘ
historic Native American settlements ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
encroachment of European-American settlers
ⓘ
smallpox epidemics ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSitesLocatedIn |
Loudon County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Monroe County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalTown | Chota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contemporaneousWith |
Lower Cherokee towns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Cherokee towns ⓘ Valley Cherokee towns ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Southern Appalachians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| earlierCapitalTown | Tanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
hunting
ⓘ
maize agriculture ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| engagedIn | deerskin trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Cherokee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governance | council of town chiefs ⓘ |
| hasTown |
Chota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Citico (Overhill) NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Tellico NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanasi NERFINISHED ⓘ Toqua NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuskegee (Overhill) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
American Revolutionary War (on frontier)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anglo-Cherokee War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diplomatic relations with British colonies
ⓘ
diplomatic relations with other Cherokee divisions ⓘ political importance ⓘ trade importance ⓘ |
| language | Cherokee language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Tennessee River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cherokee Nation (historical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippian cultural continuum (late phase) ⓘ |
| politicalCenterFor | Cherokee in the west of the Appalachians ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Cherokee religion ⓘ |
| situatedAlong |
Hiwassee River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tellico River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Cherokee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
treaties with British colonial authorities
ⓘ
treaties with United States government ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
British traders
ⓘ
South Carolina colony NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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