Constitutional Convention Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. Ordinance of 1785 legislation passed by Congress authorizing surveys and the division of public lands in the western region of the country
  2. 3. Rebellion an uprising of Massachusetts' farmers, led by Daniel Shays, to protect high taxes, heavy debt, and farm foreclosures.
  3. 5. Bill of Rights a shift of political power from the British monarchy to Parliament
  4. 8. Ordinance of 1787 legislation passed by Congress to establish a political structure for the Northwest Territory and created system for the admission of new states
  5. 9. two bodies, two houses
  6. 10. of Confederation the document that created the first central government of the United States
  7. 12. a document that has a set of basic principles that determines the powers and duties of a government
  8. 14. one body, one house
  9. 15. voting rights
Down
  1. 2. Territory land including present-day Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin
  2. 4. Carta a charter of liberties agreed to be king John of England, it made the king obey the same laws as citizens
  3. 6. an official approval
  4. 7. Commerce trade between two or more states
  5. 11. increased prices for goods and services combined with the reduced value of money
  6. 13. a steep drop in economic activity combined with rising unemployment