order to trade fur for goods, the population of native animals, such as deer, dwindled dramatically. As a result, the Cherokee became increasingly dependant upon European goods. (121)
             The Cherokee became fascinated with the new European ways, including wars. The British lost the allegiance with the Cherokee after the colonial governor of South Carolina killed twenty-nine out of thirty-two chieftains at a conference. The British also destroyed Lower Towns, killing over one-hundred warriors. The American Revolution had the Cherokee once again siding with the British in hopes to stern white western expansion. After the revolution ended, the U. S. Government started the policy of "civilizing" the Cherokee. The Cherokee Nation adapted well to the white man's way (122). The gender roles were modified so the men became farmers and the women did more in-house work.
             In 1824 the class system existing in the Cherokee settlement, Cherokee owned black slaves, lived in log homes and were educating themselves in schools. They even created their own alphabet for the Cherokee language in 1809 and produced the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper in 1828. By 1810, a census and police force were started and formal constitution adopted in 1827. This constitution was modeled on the U. S. Constitution which had representation and courts (122). This constitution would eventually be the downfall of the Cherokee. Women's' position was lowered in the new government because they were not allowed to vote or represented in the new government. Unlike earlier, they saw their roles deteriorating. Even with the adaptation to the European system, they could not save the land on which they had built their settlements. As early as 1802, the U. S. Government and Georgia stated to push out the Cherokee and take the land.
             The Louisiana Purchase in 1084 was territory in the west that was bought for the relocation for the eastern Native Amer...