The First Woman to Be Elected and to Serve as Principal

question 25

Multiple Choice

The first woman to be elected and to serve as principal chief of the Cherokee nation was:

• A) Devon Mihesuah
• B) Stephanie Sellers
• C) Wilma Mankiller
• D) Lynn Malerba

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Definitions:

Subordinate Idea

A concept or thought that supports or is secondary to a main idea in a discussion or argument.

Dependent Clause

A collection of words that includes both a subject and a verb, yet fails to convey a full idea and is unable to function independently as a sentence.

Complex Sentence

A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause, expressing multiple ideas.

Independent Clauses

Sentences or parts of sentences that can stand alone because they contain both a subject and a predicate.