Across
- 3. the trade of enslaved people among states of the U.S.
- 9. a system of safe houses and people who helped slaves escape
- 11. the ability to read and write
- 13. an unfair opinion not based on facts
- 15. unfair treatment
- 17. an extreme shortage of food
Down
- 1. a system of dots and dashes that represent the alphabet
- 2. a device that used electric signals to send messages
- 4. plantation manager
- 5. laws in a Southern state that controlled slaves
- 6. a work stoppage by employees as a protest against an employer
- 7. a measure of how much a worker can produce with a given amount of time and effort
- 8. a group of workers with the same trade or skill
- 10. person opposed to immigration
- 12. an African American Religious folk song
- 14. ship with sleek hulls and tall sails that "clipped" time from long journeys
- 16. farmer who owns a small farm
