lead up to the civil war

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Across
  1. 4. a machine that efficiently separates cotton fibers from their seeds
  2. 7. The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state
  3. 8. the principle that the authority of a government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the source of all political power
  4. 12. the act of being freed from the control, authority, or power of another person or institution
  5. 14. to break away from a territory or group in power and create a separate entity
  6. 15. an enslaved man who sued for his freedom after his owner took him to free states and territories
  7. 18. a formerly enslaved man who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker
  8. 20. the formal act of officially ending or getting rid of a system, practice, or institution
Down
  1. 1. a deal in 1820 that allowed Missouri to enter the U.S.
  2. 2. the dominant role of cotton as the primary cash crop in the Southern United States economy from the late 18th century through the Civil War
  3. 3. five laws passed in September of 1850 that dealt with the issue of slavery and territorial expansion
  4. 5. the act of making something legally void or inoperative
  5. 6. a period of violent conflict between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers in the Kansas Territory in the 1850s, ultimately leading to the Civil War
  6. 9. The colonial system of slavery
  7. 10. a secret network of people and safe houses in the 19th century United States that helped enslaved people escape to freedom in northern states or Canada
  8. 11. humanize enslaved people and argue that Christianity condemned slavery, inspiring widespread opposition to the institution
  9. 13. a conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, fought over the annexation of Texas and resulting in the U.S. acquiring vast territories including California and New Mexico
  10. 16. meaning is primarily associated with his roles as a major American statesman, the "Great Compromiser," and the architect of the "American System".
  11. 17. a U.S. law that organized the Kansas and Nebraska territories and allowed residents of each to decide whether to allow slavery through the principle of popular sovereignty
  12. 19. a man who would not be deterred from his mission of abolishing slavery