Causes of the Cilvil War

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Across
  1. 4. new states would vote to see if there state is a free or slave state
  2. 5. 11 southern states leave the union
  3. 7. campaigning on a platform opposing the spread of slavery
  4. 9. seized weapons from Harper's Ferry, Virginia
  5. 12. launched a slave revolt in 1859
  6. 13. required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves
  7. 14. Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president
Down
  1. 1. the supreme court ruled slaves were not legal citizens
  2. 2. below the 36° 30' line
  3. 3. Wilmot Proviso
  4. 5. states thought they could leave the union if they didn't like the law that was passed by the federal government
  5. 6. Abraham Lincoln wanted to remove____
  6. 8. 36° 30' line
  7. 10. U.S expanded west
  8. 11. loyalty to your section rather than the country as a whole