US Civil War

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Across
  1. 6. Large farms in the South that depended on enslaved labor.
  2. 8. Keeping an equal number of free and slave states in Congress.
  3. 9. To cancel or remove a law (the Missouri Compromise was repealed).
  4. 10. A state where slavery was illegal.
  5. 11. A law requiring escaped enslaved people to be returned to their enslavers.
  6. 13. The highest court in the United States.
  7. 14. The idea that states can reject federal laws they believe are unconstitutional.
  8. 15. Loyalty to one region of the country rather than the nation as a whole.
Down
  1. 1. People who wanted to end slavery.
  2. 2. The United States government.
  3. 3. A state where slavery was legal.
  4. 4. Crops grown mainly to sell for profit (cotton, tobacco).
  5. 5. A formal discussion where candidates argue their positions.
  6. 6. Residents vote on whether slavery is allowed.
  7. 7. A tax placed on imported goods.
  8. 12. Small, irregular fighting between groups.