| A | B |
|---|
| Invented the Cherokee written language | Sequoyah |
| Wut-teh | Sequoyah's mother |
| Paint | the clan to which he belonged |
| silversmith | one who makes things of silver |
| blacksmith | one who makes things of iron |
| spurs, horse bridles, knives | things made by a blacksmith |
| "Speaking leaves" | pages of the white man's book |
| pictures | Sequoyah's first attempt at writing |
| symbols | used by Sequoyah to represent syllables |
| syllabary | Sequoyah's sound chart |
| tsalagi | a word meaning "Cherokee" |
| Ahyoka | his daughter |
| Cherokee Phoenix | the first Indian newspaper |
| Bible | translated into Cherokee by missionaries |
| silver medal | gift to Sequoyah by Eastern tribes |
| bronze statue | placed in the Capitol's rotunda |
| Trail of Tears | the journey of the Cherokees to Oklahoma |
| schools, hospitals, ranches | named for Sequoyah |
| Cadmus | brought an alphabet to Greece |
| English letters | Some were used by Sequoyah. |
