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- 3. Scott.(2 words) Sued for his freedom after being brought from a slave state to a free territory and free state
- 4. entered as a slave state as a part of the Compromise of 1820
- 5. There were ___ million slaves at the start of the Civil War.
- 6. last name of the slave who led a rebellion in 1831
- 9. when a new state wanted to enter the union, both the north and south were concerned as it might upset the _____ in the Congress
- 11. name of person who lead a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry (first and last name no spaces)
- 13. In 1820 and 1850 Americans tried several of these to deal with the issue of slavery
- 16. (3 words with no spaces)Law created to stop northerners from helping runaway slaves
- 18. under the law, a slaved is considered ...
- 19. state Lincoln was from
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- 1. The 3/5 Compromise gave the Southern states more _______ in the House of Reps
- 2. On April 12, 1861, shots were fired at Fort _________ making it clear that war was the only way the issues of this nation could be decided
- 7. entered as a free state as a part of the Compromise of 1820
- 8. last name of the Supreme Court justice who ruled that Dred Scott was not a citizen and could not sue for his freedom
- 10. became President in 1860
- 12. political party Lincoln was from
- 14. applied for statehood in 1849 as a free state
- 15. the southern states threatened to do this if the government tried to put limits on slavery
- 17. Popular Sovereignty allowed the people of Kansas to ____ on whether or not to allow slavery
