Mrs. Aichele

3. "two houses"
4. prior to declaring independence the colonies were seeking --- in Parliament
9. the upper house of the US legislative branch
11. wanted a bill of rights included in the new US Constitution
12. the Constitutional Convention was able to approve or ... a new government under the US Constitution.
13. the English legislature
14. The Land Ordinance of 1785 created a system of settlement that divided the Northwest Territory into grid sections called ...
15. the longest section of the Declaration of Independence was the "List of ..."
16. under the Articles of Confederation there was --- branch of government

1. Jefferson defined natural rights as "Life, ----, & the pursuit of happiness"
2. the Articles of Confederation created the first --- government for the United States
5. Under the Articles of Confederation the --- governments had the most power
6. War is expensive so England --- the colonies
7. According to the 3/5 Compromise, --- out of every 5 enslaved people would be counted towards a states population
8. the General of the Continental Army
10. this 'plan' called for states to be represented in the legislature based on population