The Civil War

1. Tom's Cabin A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that depicted the harsh realities of slavery.
7. Proclamation An 1863 declaration by President Lincoln freeing slaves in Confederate-held territory.
10. A person who wanted to end slavery.
12. The act of withdrawing from an organization or alliance, such as the Southern states leaving the Union.
17. Loyalty to a particular region or section of a country rather than to the country as a whole.
18. Scott Decision A Supreme Court ruling that declared African Americans were not citizens and that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories.

2. Debates A series of debates in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas during their campaign for the U.S. Senate.
3. Party A political party formed in the 1850s that opposed the expansion of slavery.
4. of 1850 A set of laws passed to ease tensions between slave and free states.
5. Act A law that allowed the residents of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether to allow slavery.
6. of Gettysburg A major battle in 1863 that was a turning point in favor of the Union.
8. of Vicksburg A significant 1863 Union victory that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
9. Sumter A fort in South Carolina where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
11. Brown's Raid An 1859 attempt by abolitionist John Brown to start a slave revolt by seizing a U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry.
13. Rights The idea that states have certain rights and political powers separate from the federal government.
14. to Habeas Corpus The legal right to be brought before a judge to determine if a person's imprisonment is lawful.
15. Compromise An agreement in 1820 that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
16. War A war between citizens of the same country.