Across
- 2. dedicated to abolishing or getting rid of slavery
- 4. novel showing evils of slavery
- 6. political party to stop slavery expansion
- 7. Supreme court case slave sued for freedom court uled against scott
- 9. party in 1834 to oppose policies of Andrew Jackson
- 10. 1854 law giving right to slavery or not
- 14. 1861 compromise that might have prevented sucession
- 16. System issues decided by citizenry or voters
- 17. Illinois senator who backed Compromise of 1850
- 20. laws to settle disagreements between free and slave states
- 22. Democratic presidential candidate in 1856
- 24. Cheif Justice who wrote opinion in Dred Scott.
Down
- 1. anti immigrant party formed in 1950
- 3. formed in 1861 by Southen states after secession from Union
- 5. proposal that outlawed slavery in territory gained in war with Mexico.
- 8. Federal aresenal in Virginia captrued in 1859 antislavery revolt
- 11. Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin abolitionist
- 12. 1850 law meant to help slave owners capture runaway slaves
- 13. first president of CSA
- 15. political party formed in 1854 by opponents of slavery
- 18. idea that states have certain rights that federal government cant overrule.
- 19. Republican presidential candidate in 185
- 21. statement of beliefs
- 23. to withdraw