Causes of the Civil War

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  1. 1. In 1820, Henry _________ wrote a compromise that let Missouri enter as a slave state. (2)
  2. 5. In 1850, this state entered the country. (3)
  3. 8. Abraham Lincoln wanted to stop slavery from expanding into the new land from __________. (8)
  4. 10. Jefferson _________ was the president of the new Confederate States of America. (10)
  5. 11. A runaway slave was called a ___________. (3)
  6. 15. According to Amendment 10, each ________ should make their own laws. (1)
  7. 16. This was the first state to leave the United States. (9)
  8. 18. There were supporters of the South or CSA. (11)
  9. 22. These were supporters of the North or USA. (11)
  10. 23. Abraham Lincoln was the first __________ elected as president. (8)
  11. 25. The Missouri Compromise lasted ____ years. (2)
  12. 26. How many regions were there in America in 1860?(1)
  13. 28. Preston Brooks violently attacked Charles Sumner on the floor of the _________. (6)
Down
  1. 1. Uncle Tom's _______ was a famous book showing the evils of slavery to the world. (4)
  2. 2. Used as a weapon in the fight over slavery. (6)
  3. 3. The Supreme Court said in 1857 that slaves were _________. (7)
  4. 4. Violence occurred in this state, Bleeding __________. (5)
  5. 6. They hated slavery. (1)
  6. 7. In the Compromise of 1850, _________ would decide if slavery would be allowed. (3)
  7. 9. This slave (2 words) sued for his freedom. (7)
  8. 12. Billy Yank wore blue uniforms for the North while Johnny Reb wore _________ uniforms for the South. (13)
  9. 13. This means to separate or leave (13)
  10. 14. Fanatic John Brown and his sons were anti-___________. (5)
  11. 17. In the Missouri Compromise, this state became a free state. (2)
  12. 19. This Fort was attacked by the CSA to start the Civil War. (12)
  13. 20. Kansas and _________ wanted to become states in 1854. (5)
  14. 21. These were the slave states which stayed part of the USA. (13)
  15. 24. He told Harriet Beecher Stowe that her book helped start the Civil War.(4)
  16. 27. In Harper's ________, Virginia John Brown tried to steal weapons to start a slave rebellion.(5)
  17. 29. In this month, Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to join the Union Army. (13)