Causes of the Civil War

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Across
  1. 4. first state to secede from the Union; geographically inferior to us
  2. 5. nickname given to Kansas during their fight over slavery
  3. 10. General in charge of Union troops during the attack on Fort Sumter
  4. 11. people responsible for settling issue of slavery
  5. 13. abolitionists from the east that rushed to Kansas
  6. 14. government outpost where the Civil War began
  7. 15. capital of the Confederacy
  8. 17. political party Lincoln belonged to
  9. 19. action taken by South Carolina and other southern states
  10. 21. Senator from Illinois who introduced Kansas-Nebraska Act
  11. 23. Lincoln wanted to make sure slavery WOULD NOT do this
  12. 24. Politician responsible for the Compromise of 1850
Down
  1. 1. Kansas-Nebraska Act made this "compromise" powerless and ineffective
  2. 2. Confederate general who led attack on Fort Sumter
  3. 3. Politician from PA who wanted slavery banned in the west
  4. 6. became a state as a part of the Compromise of 1850
  5. 7. amendment that gave rights to states
  6. 8. Abolitionist famous for raid on federal arsenal
  7. 9. economic focus of the South
  8. 12. political party famous in the south; pro-slavery
  9. 16. economy centered around industry and manufacturing
  10. 18. caught John Brown following his raid at Harpers' Ferry, VA
  11. 19. slave who sued for freedom and was denied
  12. 20. underlying cause of the Civil War
  13. 22. President of the Confederacy