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