Across
- 3. John ________ Raid in 1859, anti-slavery forces attacked Harper's Ferry in an attempt to start a slave uprising
- 4. The _____ Act of 1854 created the Kansas & Nebraska territories, slavery decided by voting
- 7. System of enforced servitude
- 8. In the _____ decision the Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property not citizens
- 10. The ____ Compromise was over the issue of slavery in Missouri, Maine and the western territories
- 12. The ____ War fought with Mexico over the land in the southwest
- 13. Period of economic expansion prior to the Civil War based on the growth of cotton
Down
- 1. The _____ of 1850 created California as a free state, slavery would be decided in western territories by voting
- 2. Time period before the Civil War
- 5. Person who wanted to end slavery
- 6. Nickname given to cotton in the South because of its economic value
- 9. A ___ tarriff is tax on exported goods
- 11. A _____ improvement is changes to the transportation system such as roads, canals and bridges
