| A | B |
| Underground Railroad | Network to help escaped slaves leave the South |
| Cotton | Most important crop |
| Abolitionists | People who are against slavery |
| Transcontinental Railroad | Link between west and east coasts by rail |
| Dred Scott | Supreme Court case said slaves were property |
| Harper's Ferry | Place where John Brown attacked to get weapons |
| Nat Turner | Slave who led a rebellion against plantation owners |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe | Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin (book about slavery) |
| Harriet Tubman | Famous conductor helping slaves escape |
| Frederick Douglas | Famous abolitionist & advisor to Lincoln |