Pre-Civil War Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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