Across
- 1. Tubman, an African American abolitionist who helped over 300 slaves to freedom
- 4. this city is located in Massachusetts
- 5. Purchase, land purchased by Thomas Jefferson from France which doubled the size of the US
- 8. exchange, act of buyers and sellers freely and willingly engaging in market transaction
- 11. Canal, a man-made waterway that linked Lake Erie with the Hudson River
- 12. city in Pennsylvania where the Declaration of Independence was signed
- 13. Trail, the route taken in the mid- 1800's by settlers from Missouri to present day Oregon
- 14. Rush, occurred when thousands of people moved to California after gold was found
- 15. cost, an economic term for what you must give up to obtain something else
- 16. York City, this city is located in the state of New York
Down
- 2. Cady Stanton, abolitionist who campaigned for women's rights
- 3. Truth, African American abolitionist who wrote "Ain't I a Women"
- 6. a mission in Texas where the Mexican army defeated a group of American soldiers
- 7. provided a way to transport raw materials and goods through rivers, streams, and canals
- 9. first instant way to communicate over long distance lines were often set along railroad tracks
- 10. Railroad, system of stations supported by a secret group of abolitionist determined to help enslaved persons to freedom