Launching A New Nation

3. a system in which the different parts of an organization (such as a government) have powers that affect and control the other parts so that no part can become too powerful.
4. a solution where both large and small states would be fairly represented by creating two houses of Congress
5. a series of violent attacks on courthouses and other government properties in Massachusetts
10. Founding Father, Signer of the Treaty of Paris, Second Governor of New York, and First Chief Justice of the United States
12. American officer in the American revolution and a leader of Shays Rebellion
15. The Alien and Sedition Acts were a set of four laws enacted in 1798 that applied restrictions to immigration and speech.
16. established the federal court system separate from individual state courts

1. determined that three out of every five slaves was counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation.
2. a formal meeting held in 1787 for the purpose of creating a constitution for the United States
6. the first woman to serve as Second Lady of United States and the second woman to serve as First Lady
7. Father of the Constitution
8. a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office.
9. the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.
11. designed to protect the security and power of the small states by limiting each state to one vote in Congress, as under the Articles of Confederation
13. a founding father of the United States, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first secretary of the treasury
14. chartered a government for the Northwest Territory, provided a method for admitting new states to the Union from the territory, and listed a bill of rights guaranteed in the territory.
17. begin or introduce (a system, policy, or period).