North/South, Economics of Slavery

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Across
  1. 2. Mills These factories were a key component of the Northern industrial economy during the 19th century.
  2. 3. Crop Cotton, tobacco, and sugar were examples of these crops in the antebellum South.
  3. 8. This process was more advanced in the Northern states compared to the South during the 19th century.
  4. 10. Slave Act This law was highly controversial and increased tensions between the North and South over the issue of slavery.
  5. 11. Disparity This gap grew larger as industrialization progressed in the North while the South remained reliant on agrarian economies.
  6. 12. This crop fueled the Southern economy during the antebellum period.
Down
  1. 1. This mindset contributed to tensions between the North and South leading up to the Civil War.
  2. 4. These individuals fought against the institution of slavery on moral grounds.
  3. 5. Trade This practice was banned in the United States in 1808, but the domestic slave trade continued to thrive.
  4. 6. These large farms were central to the Southern economy before the Civil War.
  5. 7. Cotton This phrase reflects the importance of cotton production to the Southern states before the Civil War.
  6. 9. Labor This system was prevalent in the Northern states during the antebellum period.