Causes of The Civil War

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Across
  1. 2. Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president
  2. 7. U.S. expands westward causing power imbalances between Northern and Southern states
  3. 8. 11 southern states leave the Union
  4. 11. Abolitionist that launched a slave revolt in 1859
  5. 13. Requires citizens to catch runaway slaves
  6. 14. Some states thought they could leave the union if they didn't like the laws
Down
  1. 1. New states vote if they should be admitted as a free or slave state
  2. 3. Balancing the amount of slave states and free states
  3. 4. William Proviso
  4. 5. African american skaves worked on plantations
  5. 6. Loyalty to your section (North, South, or West)
  6. 9. Southern states, below 36°30 line
  7. 10. Sued his master for his freedom
  8. 12. Northern states, above 36°30 line