Across
- 3. abolished slavery
- 5. the division of power between state and federal governments\
- 7. Slave states that stayed with the union during the civil war
- 12. California wanted to join as a free state which caused conflict between the North and South; Called for abolition of slave trade and amended fugitive slave act
- 13. a war between Americans over states’ rights. Lasted 4 years.
- 14. To break away; act of formally withdrawing from a federation
- 15. The period of U.S. history immediately following the Civil War
- 18. Numerous laws enacted in the former confederate states after the civil war which limited the rights and liberties of African Americans
- 19. A war between citizens of the same country.
- 20. The owner of a plot of land lets someone work the land in exchange for ½ or more of the crop. It was used to keep newly freed slaves in a cycle of poverty.
- 21. Secret Society that used violence against freedmen and their white supporters. They practiced violence to intimidate newly freed African-Americans.
- 22. name of the unrecognized country created by the seceded states
- 23. granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S
Down
- 1. Abolitionist, led attacks in kansas during bleeding kansas, planned to arm slaves in a revolt
- 2. set free all slaves in the Confederacy only
- 4. Enslaved african american man who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom, case went to the supreme court
- 6. An anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Helped spread the abolitionist movement throughout the north
- 8. To be set free
- 9. Cause that started the civil war
- 10. 16th president during the civil war
- 11. prohibited the denial of the vote b/c of race, color, or previous servitude
- 16. Required all escaped slaves to be returned to masters and citizens of free states must cooperate
- 17. Law that allowed territories of kansas and nebraska to decide whether or not to allow slavery by voting