a plant raised to make blue dye

indigo

famous novel that criticized slavery

Uncle toms cabin

the south threatened to _______ if the balance of free and slave states was not maintained

secede

The dream of every slave

freedom

John brown raided harpers ferry for

Guns

It was ______ to teach slaves to read and write

illegal

Harriet _________ a runaway slave led others to freedom

Tubman

A person who was forced to work on plantations

slave

He filed lawsuits for his freedom

Dred Scott

Most important crop grown in the south in the 19th century

Cotton

Slaves raised this crop in swampy areas

Rice

Inventor of the cotton gin

Eli Whitney

Frederick Douglas a runaway slave published a _________

Newspaper

Freed female slave who became a powerful voice for female rights

Sojourner Truth

The strong agricultural economy of the south overshadowed the development of

Industries

Road to freedom traveled by many slaves

Underground railroad

Kentucky senator known as the Great ________, Henry Clay

Compromiser

Laws passed by Southern states to control slaves

Slave codes

People who spoke out against slavery

Abolitionist

National Anti Slavery Society founder, Lucretia

Mott

This political party asked for an end to slavery

Liberty

Slaves were legally classified as property or __________

Chattel

The majority of southerners were small ______

farmers

The number of slave states

15

African American preacher Nat ________ led slave revolt

Turner

Novelist Harriet Beecher ___________ criticized slavery

Stowe