Bobby Licklider
Professor Morgan
Cherokee history and culture
April 28, 2005
The Confederate Cherokees
This paper is about Cherokee nation during the time of the Civil War. To be more exact it is more keyed towards the confederate Cherokees and the most prominent confederate Cherokee, Stand Watie. I will discuss the politics involved in Cherokee nation during the Civil War, the thoughts and beliefs of Stand Watie and general information about Stand Watie.
Slavery had always existed in Cherokee nation, maybe not among all but it did exist. It was practiced mainly by the mixed blood Cherokees whose traditional beliefs were not as strong as that of the full blood Cherokee. The mixed bloods believed that slavery was necessary for the material development of Cherokee nation. The slaves could bring great knowledge to the Cherokee people.
The fact that they were slaveholders and the location of Cherokee nation made them a great ally for the South. Cherokee nation would be a......
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