Five Civilised Tribes
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The Five Civilised Tribes were a group of five Native American nations in the Southeastern United States—Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole—noted by European Americans for their adoption of various colonial customs and institutions before their forced removal along the Trail of Tears and related relocations.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | group of Native American nations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalFeature |
syncretism of Indigenous and European-American practices
ⓘ
use of English language alongside Native languages ⓘ |
| describedBySource | European Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Cherokee people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chickasaw people NERFINISHED ⓘ Choctaw people NERFINISHED ⓘ Muscogee (Creek) people NERFINISHED ⓘ Seminole people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Forced migrations in North America
ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Native American history of the Southeastern United States ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | "civilised" (term used by European Americans) ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Indian Removal
NERFINISHED
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Trail of Tears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
loss of ancestral homelands in the Southeast
ⓘ
re-establishment of governments in Indian Territory ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Muskogean languages ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfterRemoval | tribal governments reconstituted in Indian Territory ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| mainActivityPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| member |
Cherokee Nation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chickasaw Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Choctaw Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Muscogee (Creek) Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Seminole Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adoption of European-American customs
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adoption of chattel slavery of African Americans ⓘ adoption of plantation-style agriculture ⓘ adoption of written constitutions ⓘ development of centralized governments ⓘ establishment of schools and literacy programs ⓘ negotiation of treaties with the United States ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some U.S. politicians advocating removal ⓘ |
| partOf | Southeastern Woodlands cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRelation | treaty nations with the United States government ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | sovereign tribal nations ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation | Indian Removal Act of 1830 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocatedTo |
Indian Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
United States federal Indian policy
NERFINISHED
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scholarship on assimilation and resistance ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorRemoval | 1830s ⓘ |
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Five Civilized Tribes