The White Man Cometh

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Smokies B The White Man Cometh

Europeans
1 Hernando de Soto led an expedition in 1540 2 Late 18th century Scotch Irish German and English settlers came in significant numbers 3 The Cherokee were friendly but fought when provoked

Replaced
4 1760 s they battled Carolina settlers but withdrew to the Blue Ridge Mountains 5 1818 Cades Cove Tsiyahi was settled 6 After the Revolution the Cherokee made peace assimilated part of the culture esp schools technology language

A Famous Cherokee lost cause
7 Sequoyah a silversmith created a Cherokee alphabet within 2 years most could read write 8 In 1819 they were forced to give up the Smoky Mtns and other lands Moved to North Georgia Nantahala

Sequoyah a k a George Gist a North Georgia Notable Born 1776 near Tuskeegee Tennessee Died 1843 near Tyler Texas

The End
9 In 1828 gold was discovered in North Georgia 10 In 1830 President Andrew Jackson signed the Removal Act He ignored a supreme court ruling

President Jackson not a fan of law or the Cherokee

Trail of Tears
11 In 1838 14 000 Cherokee were forced to walk to Oklahoma over 4 000 died 12 Some refuse and hide in the rugged mountains In 1889 they form the 56 000 acre Qualla Reservation

Hardscrabble Farmers
1 The Settlers coveted the coves valleys for a self sufficient farming life 2 In 1929 there were 7 300 people living on 1 200 farms in the area which is now the park

Logging
1 Settlers only cut what they needed with hand tools 2 In the mid 19th century cutting for cash began 3 By 1900 a powerful industry evolved There were as many as 15 company towns in the smokies

More Logging
4 Technology railroads steam power and sawmills enabled cutters to penetrate deep into the mountains Farmers took company jobs 5 By 1930 67 of the current park had been clearcut unregulated 6 Erosion fish kills pollution climate change are problems that still persist this day because of logging Succession

Wealthy Recreation
The automobile and train made the smokies area a holiday retreat for wealthy people from places like Knoxville Places like Elkmont with it s Wonderland Hotel resort were built