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Who were the “Civilized Tribes” and why were they called “civilized”?

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Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole.
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The word civilized was applied to the five tribes because, broadly speaking, they had developed extensive economic ties with whites or had assimilated into American settler culture. Some members of these southeastern tribes had adopted European clothing, spoke English, practiced Christianity, and even owned slaves.

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