Question and Answer Activity 1 - Seeking Peace

Henry Timberlake, Ostenaco, John McCormack, and historian Barbara Duncan are available to answer some of your questions. Choose the questions below to see what they have to say!

"How did Cherokee culture change with the arrival of the British?" "Why did the British invade the Cherokee nation?" "Why did Timberlake volunteer to go to Cherokee country?" "Where did the interpreter learn the Cherokee language?" "What problems did the Cherokee face when the settlers arrived?" "What sicknesses did the Cherokee have to fight?" "Why was smallpox so deadly to the Cherokee?" "What kind of items were traded between the British and Cherokee?" "Did the Cherokee ever find gold?" "Were the British and Cherokee children allowed to play with each other?" "Why did the Cherokee sign for peace if they did not trust the British?" "Were treaty rules ever broken or disobeyed?"