History Chapter 18 Crossword
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
 
 
Down: 1) The confederate states of american chose him as president of the confederacy. 2) He along with his followers seized the federal arsenal at harpers ferry in virginia in order to aid the anti-slavery cause. He was convicted of treason, murder and conspiracy to incite slave rebellion- all offenses punishable by death. 4) Stephen Douglas explained how, if congress could not ban slavery from a federal territory, Congress could allow the citizens of that territory to ban it. 5) There were 7 of them held in Illinois in 1858 involved slavery and its future in the west. 8)  Fell apart completely because of the Kansas-Nebraska bill. 10) Republican Canidate for president in 1856. 11) Helped settle the Missouri crisis of 1819-20 and the nullification crisis of 1832-33. He was a senator from Kentucky and had the nickname "The Great Compromiser" 16) Representative who beat charles Sumner Unconscious with a cane. Across: 3) Senator in favor of the Compromise of 1850 who said, "I speak today for the preservation of the Union. Hear me for my case. 6) Made it a federal crime to help runaway slaves, lets officials arrest slaves where slavery was illegal, accused fugitive slaves could not testify to defend themse;ves, Any one who hid or otherwise helped a runaway slaves would face 6 months in jail and a $1000 fine, Commisioner who rejected a runaway slave would recieve $5 but if they accepeted the fugitive slave they would recieve $10. There were 343 fugitive slave cases and only 11 of them were set free. 7) He swore to honor the Compromise of 1850 and enforce the Fugitive Slave Act. 9) California will enter as free state, Mexican Cession to be organized- New Mexico- Popular Sovereignty would decide slave status, Border dispute between New Mexico and Texas is resolved, stronger fugitive slave laws, and slave trade ends in washington. 12) Recognized no political principles other than the Constitution, the union, and the enforcement of laws. 13) Divided the remainder of the Louisiana Purchases into two territories in which the slavery question would be decided by popular sovereignty. 14) The supreme court concluded that African Americans, whether slave or free, were not citizens under the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court also ruled that since slaves were considered property, congress could not prohibit someone from taking claves into a federal territory. 15) Senator who was beat unconscious with a cane by Preston Brooks. 17) He was a reverend that raised money to send rifles to help Kansas abolitionists. 18) He was a democrat who carried 14 of the 15 states and beat out his opponets to become the new president. 19) Formed in 1854 by people opposed to the spread of slavery. Main goal of this party was to prevent the spread of slavery to the west, which to the public made the Republicans a :single-issue party." 20) Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. 21) Occurred when a gang of pro-slavery settlers took out its anger on the Town of Lawrence.
 

 

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