Across
- 2. President of the United States from 1861-1865 during the Civil War
- 3. slaves were purposely not taught to write or this
- 7. sometimes slave families would be separated by this
- 8. what John Brown used to try and bring an end to slavery
- 11. the country formed by the 11 states that seceded from the Union
- 12. what you called a person who owned slaves
- 14. slavery was dominant in this part of the country
- 15. when slaves usually traveled North to avoid getting caught
- 16. slaves had no rights or this
- 17. what you call a house on the Underground Railroad
- 20. became President of the Confederate States of America in 1861
Down
- 1. law that let new states votes on whether to be slave or free
- 4. the law that said all citizen had to help catch runaway slaves
- 5. one of the most famous conductors on the Underground Railroad
- 6. path of safe houses that slaves followed to freedom
- 9. a person who opposed slavery
- 10. the name of Frederick Douglass's newspaper
- 13. people that helped slaves travel the Underground Railroad
- 18. Harriet Tubman's nickname because she led her people out of slavery
- 19. armed fighting between 2 groups in the same country