APUSH Period 5

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Across
  1. 2. An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, declaring all slaves in Confederate-held territory to be free.
  2. 5. The idea that political power resides with the people, who can determine the status of slavery in a territory through voting.
  3. 7. A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that depicted the harsh realities of slavery and played a role in increasing anti-slavery sentiments.
  4. 8. A political movement in the mid-19th century that opposed the expansion of slavery into new territories.
  5. 9. A government agency established during Reconstruction to aid freed slaves in various aspects of life.
  6. 10. A famous speech by President Abraham Lincoln, delivered in 1863 during the Civil War, emphasizing national unity and equality.
  7. 12. The 17th President of the United States (1865-1869), who became president after Lincoln's assassination and faced challenges during Reconstruction.
  8. 14. A landmark Supreme Court case that ruled enslaved individuals were property and not citizens, exacerbating sectional tensions.
  9. 17. Granted the right to vote to all male citizens, regardless of race or color.
  10. 20. A law passed in 1850 that required the return of escaped slaves to their owners, even if they were in free states.
  11. 21. A system where landless farmers worked on land owned by others in exchange for a share of the crops.
  12. 22. Formed in the 1850s, this political party opposed the spread of slavery into new territories.
  13. 23. Laws passed by southern states during Reconstruction to restrict the rights of freed slaves.
  14. 24. The 11th President of the United States known for his role in the Mexican-American War and the acquisition of Oregon territory.
Down
  1. 1. A conflict between the United States and its southern neighbor, resulting in the U.S. gaining significant territory, including California and the Southwest.
  2. 3. Legislation that allowed settlers in the Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide whether to allow slavery based on popular sovereignty.
  3. 4. The 19th-century belief that the expansion of the United States across the continent was both God-ordained and inevitable.
  4. 6. Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.
  5. 11. An abolitionist who believed in using violent means to end slavery and led the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859.
  6. 13. The constitutional amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
  7. 15. The act of breaking away from a larger body.
  8. 16. A faction of the Republican Party during Reconstruction that advocated for more stringent measures against the South.
  9. 18. Proposed legislation to prohibit slavery in territory acquired from Mexico, but it was never passed.
  10. 19. The period after the Civil War aimed at rebuilding the South and integrating freed slaves into society.