Across
- 2. a political party united against the spread of slavery
- 3. idea that political power belongs to the people
- 5. abolitionists took over Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in hopes of starting a slave rebellion; failed
- 6. made it a crime to help runaway slaves
- 7. a new constitution, which allowed slavery, was formed by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas
- 8. result was that African Americans weren't considered citizens, so they had no right to sue in federal court; Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
- 11. Democratic candidate that won the election for president
- 12. politial party formed by antislavery northerners
- 13. Virginia fugitive slave who was arrested in Boston
- 14. let California enter the Union as a free state
- 15. state that could upset balance of power in the Senate
- 16. president of the Confederate States of America
- 17. when Brown and his men killed five pro-slavery men inn Kansas
- 18. document stating that slavery won't exist in any land gained from Mexico
Down
- 1. Lincoln challenged Douglas in a debate for the Senate Seat; Lincoln lost debate but gained recognition
- 4. a plan that would divide the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase into two territories-Kansas and Nebraska
- 7. political party that recognized the political principles of the Constitution, Union, and enforcement of laws
- 8. formal withdrawing of the Union
- 9. put slavery question in choice of American citizens
- 10. writer of Uncle Tom's Cabin which spoke out against slavery