Civil War Terms Crossword

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  1. 4. Debates about slavery that revealed Lincoln’s stance on slavery.
  2. 5. Book published in 1852 that caused Northerners to begin to stand up against slavery.
  3. 6. Machine that increased production speed of cotton by 50 times.
  4. 10. After the election of Lincoln several southern slave states seceded to form the Confederate States of America.
  5. 12. Abolitionist who write the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
  6. 13. African American Abolitionist who became leader of many abolitionist movement
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  1. 1. Agreement to keep free and slave state numbers equal and prevent new slave states from existing above the 36th parallel.
  2. 2. President who was elected in 1860 who signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
  3. 3. Law passed in 1850 that allowed escaped slave to be caught from the north.
  4. 7. Slave freedom fighter who was considered a hero to some and a terrorist to others.
  5. 8. States with slavery outlawed.
  6. 9. Group of people who helped escaped slaves grat. to the north.
  7. 10. States where slavery was legal.
  8. 11. Violent civil conflict over weather or not Kansas should be a slave state or a free state.