How did the arrival of the europeans change the Cherokee?

Social, as well as cultural disintegration occurred. The Europeans introduced their own forms of religions, and various other aspects of European culture. Because the Cherokees had a very coordinated economy/government they were able to "fuse" themselves for a very long time to the uprising European juggernaut. However, when the time came for the Cherokees to take a side in the Revolutionary war things got nasty.