Trail of Tears Video

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Across
  1. 1. Cherokee chief who led resistance and brought petitions to Congress
  2. 6. State that passed laws taking away Cherokee civil rights
  3. 7. 1830 law that forced Native tribes to move west
  4. 9. Precious metal discovered on Cherokee land that increased pressure for removal
  5. 10. 1835 treaty signed by a small group of Cherokees
  6. 12. Branch of government that ruled in favor of the Cherokee Nation
  7. 14. Militia used to arrest Cherokees mining gold
Down
  1. 2. Cherokee man who created a written alphabet
  2. 3. Term used to describe the five southern tribes targeted for removal
  3. 4. President who advocated Indian removal and ignored the Supreme Court ruling
  4. 5. Supreme Court case that ruled Georgia had no authority over Cherokee land
  5. 8. Word used by John Marshall to describe the Cherokee Nation
  6. 11. Forced journey west endured by the Cherokee people
  7. 13. Cherokee newspaper editor who spoke out against injustice