Across
- 3. The institution that divided the nation. (Hint: Opposite of freedom.)
- 6. The Northern side of the Civil War. (Hint: Opposed the Confederacy.)
- 8. A personal account or story. (Hint: Douglass wrote one.)
- 10. The movement to end slavery. (Hint: Fought for freedom.)
- 11. An abolitionist who escaped slavery and wrote autobiographies. (Hint: Author of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.)
- 14. A central theme in abolitionist literature. (Hint: Opposite of slavery.)
- 15. The act of freeing enslaved people. (Hint: Lincoln’s 1863 Proclamation.)
- 16. Someone who worked to end slavery. (Hint: Douglass was one.)
- 18. A genre used by Whitman and Melville. (Hint: Written in verse.)
- 20. Writers often explored right and wrong. (Hint: Themes of justice and fairness.)
Down
- 1. A poet who wrote about war and its toll. (Hint: Author of “Shiloh.”)
- 2. The Southern states in the Civil War. (Hint: Opposed the Union.)
- 4. The president who gave the Gettysburg Address. (Hint: Known for preserving the Union.)
- 5. The site of Lincoln’s famous speech. (Hint: Location of a pivotal battle.)
- 7. A poet known for reflecting on war and humanity. (Hint: Wrote “Drum-Taps.”)
- 9. Technology that helped spread ideas during the Civil War. (Hint: Faster communication.)
- 12. A theme in war poetry about soldiers’ bravery. (Hint: Giving up for a greater cause.)
- 13. Part of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s famous book title. (Hint: A small house.)
- 17. The belief that all people deserve the same rights. (Hint: Key idea in abolitionist writing.)
- 19. The art of public speaking, common in speeches. (Hint: Lincoln mastered this skill.)