Reart the excerpt from Rebuilding the Cherokee Nation? Sonve of the impetus for the removal was economic. Cherokee land was good land for growing colton was good land for growing tobacco, and also some gold had been discovered within the Cherokee Nation, and then there were also a number of corporations and individuals who wanted our land, so all those were factors in the pressure for removal. Read Mea's paraphrase of the excerpt. Some of the reasons for the Cherokee removal were economic. The land owned by the Cherokee Nation was fertile and held valuable resources, and many peopie wanted it. Courtesy of the Wima Mankiller Trust Which paraphrasing mistake has Mea made? She included ideas not found in the original text She did not properly cite the source material She misrepresented the ideas in the original text She used language too close to the source material

## Step 1<br />The in identifying the paraphrasing mistake is to compare the original text with the paraphrased version. The original text states that the Cherokee land was good for growing cotton and tobacco, and some gold had been discovered within the Cherokee Nation. Additionally, there were corporations and individuals who wanted the land.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />Next, we compare these details with Mea's paraphrase. Mea's paraphrase states that the Cherokee land was fertile and held valuable resources, and many people wanted it. This paraphrase does not mention the specific crops (cotton and tobacco) or the gold, which were mentioned in the original text.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />Finally, we compare the paraphrase with the original text to see if there is any misrepresentation of the ideas. The paraphrase does not misrepresent the ideas in the original text.