Causes of Civil War

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