Trail of Tears

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Across
  1. 4. The leader of a Native American tribe.
  2. 6. The power of a group or nation to govern itself.
  3. 7. A path or way used to travel from one place to another.
  4. 9. U.S. president who supported and enforced Indian Removal.
  5. 12. A trip from one place to another, often long and difficult.
  6. 13. Severe suffering or difficulty.
  7. 14. A group of Native Americans who share a culture, language, and leadership.
Down
  1. 1. The forced journey in which Native American tribes were removed from their lands and suffered great loss and death.
  2. 2. An area of land controlled by a government or group.
  3. 3. A Cherokee leader who fought against Indian Removal using laws and treaties.
  4. 5. A government policy that forced Native American tribes to move west of the Mississippi River.
  5. 8. A formal agreement between two or more groups or nations.
  6. 10. A Cherokee leader who created a written alphabet for the Cherokee language.
  7. 11. The ability to face danger, fear, or hardship.