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Across 3. He was the Republican candidate for president in 1860. 6. The South's main source of income. 9. ________ Rights--the rights that Southerners felt superceeded federal (national) powers. 12. Most Northerners had little interest in abolishing this. 14. ________ Carolina was the first state to break away from the United States. 15. The winner of the election of 1860 won with only this percentage of the popular vote.

Down 1. "_________ Kansas" was the name given to the violence that broke out in this state over slavery. 2. He was the Northern Democrats' candidate for president in 1860. 4. A completely inept president who did nothing to try to stop the coming secession of Southern states. 5. This religious group opposed slavery but also opposed ending slavery by force. 7. The North's main source of income. 8. Jefferson ________ was the first, and only, president of the Confederate States. 10. The name of the fort that was the scene of the first battle of the Civil War. 11. Because the United States was busy with the war, the French snuck into this nearby nation and installed Emperor Maximillian. 13. Robert E. _____ was placed in command of all Confederate troops.