Lincoln and Douglas Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• lecompton : a majority of the people in kansas were opposed to the _ constitution and to the opening of the territory to slavery.
• sovereignty : stephen douglas believed in popular _ for kansas.
• moderates : lincoln's views appealed to _ in the north.
• owners : although lincoln hated slavery, he did not hate slave _ .
• slavery : the lecompton state constitution authorized this terrible form of labor.
• debate : lincoln challenged douglas to _ the issues with him in different sections of illinois.
• honest : early in lincoln's life, people began to call him " _ abe".
• modestly : although lincoln had prospered as a lawyer, his political career had been only _ successful.
• large : the lincoln-douglas debates attracted _ crowds, for each debate was a great local occasion.
• legislatures : back in 1858, senators were chosen by the state _ , not by popular vote.
• conservatism : what called lincoln to the attention of the republican leaders was his good judgement and _ .
• honesty : abraham lincoln was a hard worker, very ambitious, and had a reputation for _ .
• last : perhaps lincoln and douglas stated their views most clearly in their _ debate, at alton, illinois, on october 15, 1858.
• firm : on the question of slavery in the territories, lincoln took a _ stand.
• national : the publicity and lincoln's effective speeches attracted much _ attention.
• radicals : stephen douglas tried to persuade the voters that lincoln and the republicans were dangerous _ .
• detail : because of the importance of the election, newspapers all over the country reported on the debates in _ .
• lincoln : who was the republican candidate for the illinois state senate in 1858?
• words : lincoln expressed his ideas well. he had a remarkable gift for _ .
• reelected : on election day in november the voters gave the democrats a small majority in the illinois state legislature and douglas was _ to the senate.
• minority : the delegates at the lecompton convention represented a small amount of people in the kansas territory. this small amount is know as a _ .
• lawyer : abraham lincoln was a former member of the illinois state legislature as well as a _ .