Road to the Civil War Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The _____-Dixon Line was the division between the South and the North.
  2. 3. Following the Mexican War, this territory was annexed and made a state by the USA.
  3. 5. The northwestern part of ________ was culturally more like the North than the South.
  4. 7. The election of President _______ drove the Southerners to seek secession.
  5. 8. In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in _____, opening up their borders to the outside world.
  6. 9. Following their victory over Mexico, this independent nation joined the USA as a new state.
  7. 11. The Civil War began in April of 1861 after CSA forces under General Beauregard opened fire on US Forces occupying Fort ______.
Down
  1. 1. In February of 1861, many of the Southern States declared themselves a separate nation with a new president, Jefferson _____.
  2. 2. The _______ War expanded US territory by nearly 50%.
  3. 4. This state was the location of many clashes between the Southerners and Yankees in the disagreements over slavery.
  4. 6. The issue that began to raise tensions between North and South was _______.
  5. 10. Tennessee took the side of the _____ in the debate over slavery.