Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series: Criss Cross

Answer clues based on the content and vocabulary words from Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series by Traci Sorell. Look for hints in the Word Bank. Print the puzzle or use it on your tablet, phone, or computer.

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Across

  • 1. very famous and admired
  • 3. someone who lives in a particular town, state, or country
  • 7. someone who writes and sends messages by telegraph
  • 9. determined to do something and unwilling to stop trying even when the situation becomes difficult
  • 10. a situation in which people are treated very unfairly and not given their rights
  • 11. when you decide not to have something valuable, in order to get something that is more important
  • 12. very rare or almost never

Down

  • 2. become part of that group and are accepted by the people in that group
  • 4. a document showing that someone has successfully completed high school or university education
  • 5. to be in a difficult or painful situation for a long time without complaining
  • 6. the traditional beliefs, and values of a family, country, or society
  • 8. an area of land in the US kept separate for Native Americans to live on

Word Bank

telegraphers
injustices
heritage
reservation
assimilate
tenacity
diploma
seldom
legendary
sacrifice
citizen
endured