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Five Civilized Nations

American  

plural noun

  1. the collective name for the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole tribes of Indians who, in spite of their adaptation to European culture, were deported to the Indian Territory from 1830 to 1840.

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From The Indian To-day The Past and Future of the First American by Eastman, Charles Alexander

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