Across
- 3. the 1858 senate debate where Lincoln forced Douglas to debate the issue of slavery
- 7. A novel that was published in 1852 which portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral
- 10. Former whig who won election as republican
- 11. Territory that had numerous violent confrontations between pro-slavery and free-soil forces
- 14. A belief that ultimate power resides in the people
- 15. Idea authored by Stephen Douglas that claimed slavery could only exist when Popular Sovereignty said so
- 17. The moderate that introduced the Kansas-Nebraska act in 1854
- 19. President of the Confederate United States of America
- 20. Confederal general who opposed secession
Down
- 1. created the territories Nebraska and Kansas, gave people the choice to be in a free state or a slave state through popular sovereignty
- 2. Wrote a novel that had outraged southerners
- 4. Anti-slavery political party that formed in the 1850's
- 5. A hit and run fighting technique used in war, example: Hidden ambushes
- 6. This includes California being admitted as a free state, the fugitive slave act, and popular sovereignty
- 8. Made it a federal crime to assist runaway slaves
- 9. people who opposed expansion of slavery into western territories
- 12. temporary
- 13. A plan proposed by senator John J. Crittenden
- 16. the 15th president of the united states, had moderate views that angered radicals in the north and south
- 18. Determined that slaves were property and could not become free by moving to a free state