1850's Presidents Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Political system allowing settlers to vote on slavery in new territories
  2. 4. Zachary Taylor's nickname, earned from his military career
  3. 7. 14th U.S. president, a pro-Southern Northern Democrat
  4. 9. Controversial law in the Compromise of 1850 requiring the return of escaped slaves
  5. 12. Pierce's home state
  6. 14. State admitted as free under the Compromise of 1850
  7. 18. Commodore sent to Japan to open U.S. trade relations
  8. 19. 1854 law that allowed territories to decide on slavery by popular sovereignty
Down
  1. 1. Fillmore's profession before entering politics ()
  2. 3. War that made Zachary Taylor a national hero ()
  3. 5. 12th U.S. president, a hero of the Mexican-American War
  4. 6. Zachary Taylor's profession before becoming president
  5. 8. Proposal that sought to acquire Cuba from Spain during Pierce’s presidency
  6. 10. Violent conflict in Kansas following the Kansas-Nebraska Act
  7. 11. The event that disrupted all three presidents’ attempts to maintain national unity
  8. 13. Fillmore President who signed the Compromise of 1850 into law
  9. 15. The political party of both Taylor and Fillmore
  10. 16. The country from which the U.S. sought to acquire Cuba under Pierce
  11. 17. The party that replaced the Whigs after their decline