Across
- 1. Slave Act – Law that required escaped slaves to be returned
- 3. Compromise – Agreement that balanced free and slave states
- 5. Tubman – Woman who helped slaves escape north
- 9. of Gettysburg – Major Union victory that changed the war
- 11. Lincoln – President during the Civil War
- 12. Carolina – First state to leave the Union
- 13. Houston – Leader who helped Texas win independence
- 14. Grande River – River that became the border between Texas and Mexico
- 15. Star Republic – Nickname for the independent country of Texas
- 16. Davis – President of the Confederacy
- 18. Amendment – Amendment that gave citizenship to former slaves
- 19. Percent Plan – Plan to readmit states if 10% took a loyalty oath
Down
- 2. Amendment – Amendment that abolished slavery
- 4. Bill – Plan that required a majority loyalty oath
- 6. K. Polk – U.S. president who supported westward expansion
- 7. sovereignty – Idea that people vote on slavery in their territory
- 8. Brown – Abolitionist who led a raid on Harpers Ferry
- 10. – Famous mission where Texans fought Mexico
- 14. – Time period when the South was rebuilt
- 17. Sumter – First battle of the Civil War happened here