Confederation

3. Having only one chamber or house in a lawmaking body, describing the Confederation Congress.
4. Leader of the Massachusetts farmers' rebellion who fought in the Revolutionary War.
6. Not able to produce the desired result; not working well.
11. The document, written during the American Revolution, designed to organize the 13 colonies into a union.
13. The first attempt by the national government to limit slavery banned it in the Northwest
14. The only branch of the national government under the Articles of Confederation.
17. The national government's plan to sell western lands to raise revenue.
18. A sudden, vigorous, or aggressive act or series of acts.
19. A type of government where people elect representatives to make decisions and create laws for them.

1. The branch of government responsible for making laws
2. The part of government responsible for enforcing and carrying out the laws, which the national government lacked.
5. The rebellion in Massachusetts that exposed the weaknesses of the national government and was the "death knell" of the Confederation.
7. People who want their country to stay out of the affairs and problems of other countries.
8. A group of states or nations that join together for a common purpose, like a club or a team.
9. The state where a rebellion of farmers led by Daniel Shays took place in 1786.
10. An area of land that belongs to a country but is not yet a state.
12. A term describing the Articles of Confederation government, often called a "League of _____________"
15. The power of a state or country to govern itself without interference from others.
16. The part of the government that includes the courts and judges, which the national government also lacked.