Civil War
Across
- 5. __________ Kansas occurred when Anti and Pro slaves settlers clashed and violence occurred before the Civil War
- 6. As part of the Compromise of 1850, this state entered the Union as a free state
- 8. His election in 1860 caused the Southern states to secede from the Union
- 10. After the South seceded, they formed a new country called the ________________ States of America
- 14. This invention actually increased the need for slave labor in the South during the 19th century
- 16. The Dred Scott case declared that slaves are considered _____________ and therefore have no rights as a citizen
- 17. Radical abolitionist who wanted to end slavery by any means necessary
Down
- 1. This "railroad" was used to help slaves escape North before the civil war
- 2. Novel written before the Civil War that described the horrors of Slavery
- 3. Lincoln's main goal during his Presidency was to _________ the Union
- 4. After the Fugitive Slave Law was passed, slaves not had to escape to this country to obtain freedom
- 7. As part of the Missouri Compromise, this state entered the Union as a free state
- 9. This side had more Railroads, Industry, and Money during the Civil War
- 11. The ___________ Slave Law stated that escaped slaves could be captured and returned South
- 12. Lincoln made the ______________ Proclamation which would free the slaves in the southern states
- 13. This was a major advantage of the North over the South during the Civil War
- 15. Supreme Court case which ruled that slaves are not citizens of the United States