Civics Unit 2

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Across
  1. 2. tax on newspapers and any legal or commercial documents
  2. 4. this word does not appear in the constitution
  3. 9. the solution to the argument of representation of large and small states
  4. 13. the solution to the representation of the enslaved population
  5. 14. he believed that a government needed three branches
  6. 16. document that made the central government of the us very weak
  7. 18. the british tried to capture the leaders of the patriots
  8. 20. tax on luxury goods
  9. 21. opposed the constitution
Down
  1. 1. a law passed by congress to deal with the western lands of the us
  2. 3. french enlightenment thinkers who gathered in informal meetings
  3. 5. in favor of the constitution
  4. 6. the british closed boston port, eliminated town meetings, and set curfews
  5. 7. when the delegates decided to scrap the articles and develop a new form of government
  6. 8. renaissance astronomer who inspired the enlightenment
  7. 10. book published by hobbes in 1651
  8. 11. _______ items were taxed
  9. 12. he believed that the true basis of government was a social contract
  10. 15. a period in which scholars began to challenge long held beliefs about science, religion, and government
  11. 17. americans could only trade with britain
  12. 19. he thought humans were naturally cruel, selfish, and greedy