Slavery in the Americas

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Across
  1. 2. – A place of safety for people escaping slavery.
  2. 5. – A historic Black community in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that faced discrimination and displacement.
  3. 6. – Laws in the U.S. enforcing racial segregation after slavery ended.
  4. 7. – Country that became a safe destination for many escaping slavery via the Underground Railroad.
  5. 9. – Major crop in the American South that drove the demand for enslaved labour.
  6. 12. – Laws in the U.S. that controlled enslaved people’s lives and limited their freedom.
  7. 13. – The movement to end slavery.
  8. 15. – Formerly enslaved people who gained their freedom.
  9. 16. – The 1863 U.S. order that declared enslaved people free in Confederate states.
  10. 17. – Famous conductor of the Underground Railroad who helped enslaved people escape.
  11. 19. – A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to freedom.
  12. 20. – The forced ownership and labor of people as property.
Down
  1. 1. – The enforced separation of different racial groups, especially in North America.
  2. 3. – U.S. law requiring escaped enslaved people to be returned to their owners.
  3. 4. – Groups like Africville and Hogan’s Alley that preserved Black culture and history.
  4. 8. – A person who fought to end slavery.
  5. 10. – A Black neighbourhood in Vancouver that was demolished in the 1970s.
  6. 11. – Large farms in the American South where enslaved people were forced to work.
  7. 14. – U.S. conflict from 1861–1865 that was largely fought over the issue of slavery.
  8. 18. – Part of the “Underground Railroad” name, referring to its secretive nature.