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Which side did the Cherokee support in the fighting at Pea Ridge? Why?
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Which side did the Cherokee support in the fighting at Pea Ridge? Why?

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The Cherokees sided with the Confederates since they believed that the Confederacy would grant them more freedom. Since, slavery was legal in the Indian lands, some Native American slave owners wanted to help the Confederacy.
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