Across
- 5. Slave state that was part of the Nebraska Territory
- 6. 16th president of the United States who is often credited withending slavery
- 10. the removal of native americans in western territory
- 12. Religious group that tried to claim the state of Deseret
- 13. figure that helped texas gain admission into the Union
- 16. the idea of the removal of slavery
- 19. law that slavers used to regain their slaves
- 20. Led to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 1848
- 23. Antislavery party that had large influence in congress
- 24. Party that dissolved due to dividing opinions on slavery among the members
- 25. President that added Texas to the union. Has a city named after him
- 26. assemblage of bills that enforced Missouri Compromise
- 27. Treaty that ended war between us and mexico
- 29. Admitted as a free state in 1850
- 30. African American abolitionist who published an extremely influential autobiography
Down
- 1. location of the meeting regarding women's rights
- 2. figure who led an abolitionist militia in an attempt to kill slavers
- 3. Person with the shortest presidential term
- 4. conflict between US and Mexico over western territory
- 7. 8th president of the United States
- 8. Treaty in which Mexico withdrew from Texas and recognized its independence
- 9. idealized pursuit of westward expansion, often depicted as figure of columbia
- 11. removal of native americans that caused mass death and displacement
- 14. Political party which hated immigrants
- 15. conflict that resulted in texas’ independence from mexico
- 17. treaty that gave native americans compensation to relocate
- 18. Capital of missouri, home to many slave owners
- 21. An advocate for the removal of slavery
- 22. antislavery novel that increased discussion of slavery
- 28. nickname for northerners who were perceived as too friendly with southerners