National Era Review

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Across
  1. 2. Created early structure of US government, but was too weak to be effective
  2. 4. Wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom, which established the principle of separation of church and state
  3. 8. Presided over the Constitutional Convention and served as the first US President
  4. 9. Counted slaves as three-fifths a person for representation in the House of Representatives and taxation purposes
  5. 10. Demanded a Bill of Rights before agreeing to ratify the US Constitution
  6. 11. Wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which listed the rights of Virginians
Down
  1. 1. Current document outlining structure of US government; Established a bicameral legislature and 3 branches of government
  2. 3. First ten amendments of the US Constitution; Protects individual rights and freedoms of people in the United States
  3. 5. Uprising of Massachusetts farmers that led to US leaders meeting to revise the Articles of Confederation
  4. 6. Balanced power between large and small states by creating a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and representation in the House of Representatives based on population
  5. 7. Did not think a Bill of Rights was necessary; Wanted a strong federal government