Reconstruction Crossword

3. abolished slavery
5. the division of power between state and federal governments\
7. Slave states that stayed with the union during the civil war
12. California wanted to join as a free state which caused conflict between the North and South; Called for abolition of slave trade and amended fugitive slave act
13. a war between Americans over states’ rights. Lasted 4 years.
14. To break away; act of formally withdrawing from a federation
15. The period of U.S. history immediately following the Civil War
18. Numerous laws enacted in the former confederate states after the civil war which limited the rights and liberties of African Americans
19. A war between citizens of the same country.
20. The owner of a plot of land lets someone work the land in exchange for ½ or more of the crop. It was used to keep newly freed slaves in a cycle of poverty.
21. Secret Society that used violence against freedmen and their white supporters. They practiced violence to intimidate newly freed African-Americans.
22. name of the unrecognized country created by the seceded states
23. granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S

1. Abolitionist, led attacks in kansas during bleeding kansas, planned to arm slaves in a revolt
2. set free all slaves in the Confederacy only
4. Enslaved african american man who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom, case went to the supreme court
6. An anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Helped spread the abolitionist movement throughout the north
8. To be set free
9. Cause that started the civil war
10. 16th president during the civil war
11. prohibited the denial of the vote b/c of race, color, or previous servitude
16. Required all escaped slaves to be returned to masters and citizens of free states must cooperate
17. Law that allowed territories of kansas and nebraska to decide whether or not to allow slavery by voting