Creation of a New Nation

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Across
  1. 4. The first ____ (number) amendments to the Constitution are called the Bill of Rights
  2. 5. This "college" elects the US president -- it's not a popular vote
  3. 12. City where he US Constitution was written in 1787
  4. 14. Led a rebellion in Massachusetts concerning unfair taxation and mortgage foreclosures
  5. 16. The first "constitution" of the US was the Articles of _____
  6. 17. This kind of construction (interpretation) characterized Jefferson's argument against the first bank of the US
  7. 19. Ardent Federalist who served as Sec. of Treasury for Washington
  8. 20. This kind of construction (interpretation) characterized Hamilton's argument in favor of the constitutionality of the first bank of the US
Down
  1. 1. One of the resolutions (other was Virginia Resolution) claiming that states had a right to nullify US statutes that violated the national government's compact with the states, like the Alien and Sedition Acts
  2. 2. Favored ratification of the Constitution
  3. 3. Opposed ratification of the Constitution
  4. 6. Washington's Secretary of State
  5. 7. Established the presidential precedent of serving only two terms in office
  6. 8. Second president of the US; narrowly defeated Jefferson
  7. 9. Type of government formed by the US Constitution that features shared power between the states and the national government
  8. 10. ___________'s Treaty with Spain included resolution of territorial issues in the Mississippi River region
  9. 11. The compromise that led to Constitutional provision of a bicameral Congress with equal representation in one house and representation based on population size in the other; aka the Connecticut Compromise
  10. 13. "Father of the US Constitution"
  11. 15. The XYZ ______________ was an instance of French officials trying to bribe American envoys sent to negotiate issues that had arisen on the high seas
  12. 18. _______'s Treaty with England included resolution of territorial issues in the Old Northwest