Chapter 5, Lesson 2
Across
- 3. The national legislative body under the Articles of Confederation.
- 8. The first national government of the United States; created a weak central government.
- 9. A formal agreement between countries.
- 11. A national authority that governs the entire country.
- 14. People who owe money.
- 16. Currency printed by the states, often without value backing it.
- 18. New York delegate who supported revising the Articles of Confederation.
- 19. A poor farmer and former soldier who led Shays’s Rebellion.
- 20. Trade between two or more states.
- 22. A place or system where goods are bought and sold.
- 23. Broken up or dissolved (as with the Continental Army).
- 25. Goods brought into a country.
Down
- 1. Goods sent out to other countries for sale.
- 2. A 1786 meeting that led to calls for the Constitutional Convention.
- 4. A rise in prices combined with a decrease in the value of money.
- 5. Closed the lower Mississippi River to U.S. shipping in 1784.
- 6. The agreement that officially ended the Revolutionary War.
- 7. Competition among states or nations setting different trade taxes.
- 10. Exchange of goods between nations.
- 12. A period of low economic activity and high unemployment.
- 13. People who lend money.
- 15. An uprising or protest against a government or authority.
- 17. Virginia leader who called for a stronger national government.
- 21. Taxes on imports or exports.
- 24. Financial challenges such as debt, inflation, or lack of trade.