Union in Peril Crossword

Name for the Kansas territory when it was a battle ground between proslavery and antislavery
A series of congressional measures to settle the major disagreements between free and slave states
Confederate states of America, led by the southern states
A political party formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into the us territories
The idea that any territory could exclude slavery if the refused to pass laws supporting it
Designed to ensure escaped slaves would be returned to their owner
A law that established the Kansas and Nebraska territories and gave them a right to vote for or against slavery
The party that had secret handshakes and passwords. The tried to curtail immigration
Favoring the interests of the native born people over immigrants
Laws passed in the north that protected the slaves from being jailed
Residents can vote to decide an issue
A party formed in 1854 by opponents of slavery in the territories
The formal withdrawal of the states from the union
A novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that portrayed slavery as immoral
A system of routes that runaway slaves used to escape to the free states and Canada