Question

although they had adopted american practices, the \five civilized tribes\ in the south still did not want to give up their land. so, white settlers began to take the tribes land from them, often with the help of state governments. leaders of the cherokee nation developed new laws to help them defend their land. in 1827, they wrote a new constitution for the cherokee nation based on the u.s. constitution. look at statements from the cherokee constitution. then follow the instructions below. statements from the constitution of the cherokee nation article 1, section 1: the boundaries of this nation... shall forever and here after remain... the same. article 1, section 2: these lands... are, and shall remain, the common property of the cherokee nation. common: shared use the information above to complete the text. sometimes could not could never the cherokee constitution said that the borders of the cherokee nation would change. it stated that all land in the cherokee nation would always be \common property,\ meaning that it be divided and sold.

Explanation:

1. For the first blank: The Cherokee constitution states the nation's boundaries "shall forever and here after remain the same", meaning they would never change.
2. For the second blank: The land is defined as shared common property of the nation, so it could not be divided and sold.

Answer:

1. never
2. could not

Completed text:
The Cherokee constitution said that the borders of the Cherokee Nation would never change. It stated that all land in the Cherokee Nation would always be "common property," meaning that it could not be divided and sold.