Across
- 3. the election in which abraham lincoln became president
- 7. network of slaves and free whites that helped slaves escape from their owners
- 8. this was an act that was put in place to prevent slaves from escaping and made it possible to basically kidnap free colored people
Down
- 1. War between america and mexico that took place shortly before the civil war
- 2. a series of formal debates between abraham lincoln and stephen douglas
- 4. indicates the value and importance of cotton at the time
- 5. President during Civil War
- 6. a political party that supported anti slavery since pre-civil war times