Civil War Causes

2. Kentucky senator who drafted multiple compromises regarding slavery in new states
5. State that entered the Union as free as a result of the Missouri Compromise
6. Important figure who led many people to freedom in the North prior to The Civil War
7. First compromise drafted by Henry Clay that allowed one free state, and one slave state into the Union in 1820
8. Novel that was said to have contributed to the start of The Civil War
9. Bills that were passed to prevent enslaved people from learning to read or write
11. A person who believes they were chosen by God for a specific action
15. Former slave who became an abolitionist and women's rights activist (she wrote "Ain't I a Woman")
16. A person who wants to abolish (end) slavery
18. A plan to end slavery over time
19. Abolitionist who transcribed (wrote) the stories of those who escaped slavery through Philadelphia
20. The belief that the expansion of the nation across the West was inevitable and justified
21. Act passed that allows suspected fugitive slaves to be arrested and resold into slavery

1. The contested land in the West that was won in the Mexican-American War and desired by multiple parties
3. Enslaved man who carried out a rebellion against his owner and their community
4. Place where weapons and tools were kept in a community
6. Abolitionist who wrote a novel that morally divided the North and South
10. Government function made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate
12. Amount that an owner would pay for the return of their runaway slave
13. Residents voting among themselves to make decisions for their territory
14. Nickname for the United States prior to The Civil War
17. A state's power to create and enforce laws