History Crossword

3. which Congress passed in 1828 that taxed both manufactured goods and raw materials that were imported from other countries
6. a tax imposed by the government of imported goods
10. five separate bills passed by the US Congress that temporarily defused tensions between the north and south related to slavery
12. son of John Adams, the president born in 1767
15. a rule that forbids people from talking about specific topics
16. term used to describe the western states that fought against the southern states during the Civil War
18. a state that allows the ownership of slaves
19. introduced to outline procedures, requirements, and punishments related to the return of escaped slaves
21. African-American whose status as a free or enslaved was ultimately decided by the Supreme Court
22. ___is the belief that everyone should be free

1. ___ was a lawyer, member of Congress, and first represented Massachusetts and New Hampshire
2. a law designed to decide when a new state was added to either north or south to keep slavery from expanding
4. vice president in 1828
5. 16th president whose election caused great tension between the north and south
7. was a abolitionist who strongly believed in the need to take extreme action to end slavery (He thought he was God's chosen one)
8. ___was a political theory that some states' rights advocates held in the late 1700s and early 1800s
9. a state located in the center of the United States, which was bought in the Louisiana Purchase also the 24th state to enter the Union
11. ___ is an idea that the ultimate power rests with the people influenced by American leaders, today is still a principle that many democracies are based on
13. born in 1813, a powerful US Senate who influenced the debate about slavery
14. a state that does not allow the ownership of slaves
17. a group of pro-slave southern extremists
20. served Congress for more than 30 years and ran for president twice, known as the Great Compromiser