Unit 6 Crossword Puzzle

a doctrine or belief that God wanted the U.S to expand across North America.
16th President; emancipated slavery; one of the contributions to the Civil War.
the location in Charleston, South Carolina that was the beginning of the Civil War
a town in Virginia that was well known for John Brown's raid in 1859
a political leader who lead America into the Mexican War; believer in the Manifest Destiny.
Supreme Court decision that black people were not citizens of the U.S, slave or no slave.
War between America and Mexico; US wins, claiming to be part of the Manifest Destiny
settlers moved to California to find gold and be wealthy
the power of government is within the people
a series of violent disturbances in Kansas after debating about allowing slavery in Kansas.
an act that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether to allow slavery.
A short lived party during the Pre-Civil War that was against slavery
11 southern states seceded from the U.S after Abe Lincoln became president.
a route in which settlers traveled to Oregon in the 1850s
A law passes that allowed slave owners weapons to capture fugitive slaves.
a novel in 1852 by Harriet Stowe that describes life in slavery
a treaty that ended the Mexican-American War; adding more territory to the U.S
U.S purchased the areas of southern Arizona and New Mexico
incorporation of Texas in the union; Texas became the 28th state
a train route across the U.S