Across
- 1. The 14th president of the U.S
- 3. He participated in the underground railroad
- 4. A massacre that happened on the night of May 24–25, 1856, as part of a small civil war in Kansas
- 7. The act that was put into place that said all slaves had to be returned to their owner, regardless of whether they were in a free state or not
- 13. The 16th president of the U.S.
- 15. A decision saying that having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle an enslaved person to their freedom
- 17. Compromise that established a stricter fugitive slave act, among other things
- 19. This was a small town in northeastern West Virginia that was the site of a raid in 1859
- 20. Was considered a state in September of 1850
Down
- 2. The people who wanted to end slavery
- 5. The place that was attacked, marking the beginning of the American Civil War
- 6. A small civil war that happened in Kansas
- 8. A state found in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern part of the U.S.
- 9. Multiple battles each day for a week
- 10. This was a steam-propelled warship protected by steel or iron armor, though replaced with something else
- 11. A story about an enslaved person, depicted as saintly and dignified, noble and steadfast in his beliefs
- 12. The 5th month of the year
- 14. An election that included 4 candidates, such as John Bell
- 16. To come to an agreement by mutual concession
- 18. This states that a territory could choose whether they would allow slavery or not