Howework

Crossword Puzzle

Across

1. Created a two house legislature, lower house based on pop., slaves counted as 3/5th of a person

2. Economy that is based on selling as much as a country can and buying little in return

3. First ten amendments to the constitution, spelling out the basic rights of individuals

4. These rights were rights that could not be denied by a gov’t

5. Who has the ultimate power in the United States?

6. This plan called for one house legislature with equal representation, gov’t expanded powers

7. This group of people wanted a strong federal gov’t

8. What does Great Britain do to deal with their war debt?

9. This is a group of essays that promote the ratification of the Constitution

10. This is a weakness of the articles of confederation

11. This was a series of taxes to raise money for Great Britain

12. The document that created a republican form of gov’t for the United States, the gov’t having separation of powers within three branches of gov’t

Down

1. This is the main argument that colonists had with Great Britain, believing they should have a say in their colonial legislatures

2. First form of government for the US, created weak federal government

3. Division of gov’t , three branches, no one branch can overpower the other

4. Colonists used this as an argument of unfair treatment of taxation without representation

5. This document stated that the colonists were breaking away from Great Britain, stated their grievances, and stated that people had the natural rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

6. This plan created a two house legislature with the lower house based on state population

7. This group of people were leery of the constitution and wanted the addition of Bill of Rights

8. This was a turning point for the revolutionary war. France began loaning more money to the US and recognized the US

9. This is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation