Unit 4: Tennessee's Coming of Age

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Across
  1. 9. America gained this around the world after the War of 1812
  2. 13. TN War Hawk remembered for his pro-war stance against Britain
  3. 14. Baptists, Methodists, and Presbyterians made up the majority of these
  4. 17. Controversial newspaper released by Elihu Embree
  5. 20. Has a trunk
  6. 24. Nickname given to the South, also known as Dixieland
  7. 25. An attack at this bend was led by Andrew Jackson
  8. 27. Flying mammal
  9. 28. Jackson enlisted River Pirates at this Battle
  10. 29. The threat of these people made the Deep South off limits to settlers
  11. 32. One of the ways slaves resisted slavery
  12. 34. Wealthy plantations owners utilizing the slavery system
  13. 36. City in TN named for an Egyptian City
  14. 39. Party that controlled the South
  15. 40. State that required emancipated slaves to leave the state within a year
Down
  1. 1. Our founding fathers did not condemn this in early documents
  2. 2. Hired by wealthy families to teach their children
  3. 3. Slavery was least common in this region of TN
  4. 4. Andrew Jackson's home
  5. 5. Saved the Virginia company at Jamestown
  6. 6. Location in TN that witnessed slaves be set free on 2,000 acres of land
  7. 7. Vast majority of Tennesseans "common folk"
  8. 8. First Capital of TN
  9. 10. This person's original Declaration of Independence condemned slavery
  10. 11. Natural Disaster that created Reelfoot Lake
  11. 12. Where American diplomats traveled to negotiate peace with Britain
  12. 15. Freeing of one's slaves
  13. 16. This person led a major rebellion against slave owners
  14. 18. Andrew Jackson's wife
  15. 19. Passage that witnessed the death of 2 million Africans
  16. 21. Slavery was most common in this region of TN
  17. 22. Slaves found solace in this famous "Sermon"
  18. 23. Likes to chase mice
  19. 26. These limited the basic rights, movements, and liberties of slaves
  20. 28. Current Capital of TN
  21. 30. Man's best friend
  22. 31. Large marsupial
  23. 33. The constitutional process that would stop slavery
  24. 35. Nickname given to Memphis
  25. 37. Invented the cotton gin
  26. 38. Established the Nashoba Commune