Across
- 1. spanning across the continent such as a railroad
- 6. a person who is willing to die for a cause (John Brown)
- 7. to break away from the United States
- 9. committing a crime against your own country
- 12. a person who wants to see slavery abolished
- 13. U.S. Senator from Illinois who created the Kansas-Nebraska Act
- 15. a type of battle tactic (surprise/sneak attack)
- 17. became a state on January 29, 1861
- 19. allowed the Kansas Territory to vote on the issue of slavery
- 20. Battle of Black Jack took place near this Kansas town
Down
- 2. to set free (slaves)
- 3. first State Governor of Kansas
- 4. rights that include Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
- 5. anti slavery settlers who came to Kansas in the 1850s
- 8. nickname of Kansas Territory in the 1850s
- 10. a person who served in the military
- 11. violent abolitionist during the 1850s
- 14. the right to vote
- 16. to revoke or end (a law)
- 18. document stating the principles & laws of a state or country