Civil war

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  1. 4. was a short-lived coalition political party in the United States active from 1848 to 1854, when it merged into the Republican Party
  2. 7. an unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico
  3. 8. an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served as the 15th president of the United States
  4. 10. was passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern interests in slavery and Northern Free-Soilers.
  5. 11. A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket.
  6. 12. When a person is murdered for political reasons.
Down
  1. 1. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  2. 2. Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  3. 3. a raised level surface on which people or things can stand.
  4. 5. A term meaning "before war
  5. 6. is the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the source of all political power
  6. 9. withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.