Documents that shaped the U.S. Government (1776-1789)

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Across
  1. 6. A numbered change to the Constitution
  2. 8. An English Law. Limits the king’s power. Right to representation before taxation. Right to trial by jury of peers.
  3. 9. Started: Colonists went West onto Indian Territory. Led to: The Proclamation Line which bans westward movement & the British taxing the colonists to pay for the war.
  4. 10. 1st system of government for the United States that gave the majority of the power to the states. The central government had only one branch
  5. 15. Statement of freedom from Great Britain. Justifies overthrowing an unjust government. An attempt to convince other colonists to join the Patriot cause. Inspires other revolutions around the world. Based on the ideas of Locke and Paine
  6. 16. First 10 amendments to the US Constitution. Protects individual rights from abuse by the federal government
  7. 17. Number of branches of government under the Constitution
  8. 18. Newspaper articles that were written to gain support for the ratification of the US Constitution
  9. 19. Slaves count as 3/5s a person when counting population for representation and taxes.
Down
  1. 1. Farmers in Massachusetts could not afford to pay their taxes and start a rebellion. There was no national army to put down this rebellion and it proves the Articles of Confederation to be ineffective.
  2. 2. Creates a 2 house Congress (1-The Senate: has equal representation 2-The House of Representatives: has representation based on population)
  3. 3. Replaced the Articles of Confederation. Strong central government had power over the states. Established three branches of government (1.Legislative 2.Judicial 3.Executive). Our current system of government
  4. 4. Prevents one branch of government from becoming more powerful over the others.
  5. 5. Number of branches of government under the Articles of Confederation
  6. 7. An agreement written aboard the Mayflower about how they would live in the New World.
  7. 11. These people supported breaking away from England to create our own nation
  8. 12. Supported the ratification of the US Constitution
  9. 13. Did not support the US Constitution. Feared it gave the national government too much power
  10. 14. Describes the divide of power between national and state governments