Causes of War Crossword

A nobody who campaigned for a seat on the Illinois legislature
Politician who won seat in legislation from Lincoln
Effort by congress to keep the balance between free and slave states
Compromise where California was a free state, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished
Series of violent political confrontations in the United States involving anti-slavery
Root cause of war, people do what is best for them
Pro-slavery activists from the slave state of Missouri, who crossed the state border into Kansas Territory, to force the acceptance of slavery there
Act that allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders
Letting the people vote
Southern states leaving the Union