Pre-Civil War Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST: confederacy : word used to describe the south during the civil war, lincoln : president of the union during the civil war. (last name only), union : word used to describe the north during the civil war, farming : the main source of the south's economy, civil war : a war fought because of disagreements between the north and the south. (2 words), railroads : main source of transportation for the north, garrison : white abolitionist who started his own newspaper called the liberator. (last name only), missouri : this state was added as a slave state in the missouri compromise, antebellum : the time before a war, compromise : an agreement where both parties have to give up something, fugitive slave act : this law forced northerners to capture runaway slaves. (3 words), maine : this state was added as a free state in the missouri compromise, douglas : a former slave who escaped slavery and wrote a book about his experiences. (last name only), clay : created the missouri compromise and compromise of 1850. (last name only), stowe : wrote the book uncle tom's cabin. (last name only), abolitionist : a person who protested slavery and speaks out against it, fort sumter : the battle that started the civil war. (2 words), truth : a freed slave from new york who spoke out against slavery and women's rights. (last name only), davis : president of the confederacy during the civil war. (last name only), tariffs : taxes on imported goods, plantation : a large farm, secede : to leave from your country, factories : the main source of the north's economy