2.  An end to slavery in all states

4.  A large farm in the South where many slaves worked

6.  The system of secret routes for enslaved African Americans escaping the South

8.  To break away from a nation or organization

10.  A war that is fought among people in the same country; the north and south fought against each other

12.  The name the seceded Southern states called themselves

14.  The name the Northern states were referred to

16.  The period following the Civil War in which the United States Congress passed laws that would help rebuild the country

18.  Many African Americans experienced this unfair treatment before and after the war

20.  Being able to provide for almost all one’s own needs

22.  A horse-drawn machine that cut and bundled grain

24.  All the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service

26.  A group of workers who demand better working conditions

28.  To refuse to work until working conditions improve