US government crossword puzzle

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  1. 2. The ______ of the Virginia Company of London gave the colonists permission to go to the "new world."
  2. 5. The First amendment acronym.
  3. 7. What branch is in the Third article of the Constitution?
  4. 10. Thomas Payne wrote the book, ________________. (two words)
  5. 11. There are 27 _______ to the US Constitution.
  6. 14. Who were the colonists declaring independence from?
  7. 15. The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution. (three words)
  8. 16. Fill in the blank: Life, Liberty, and the __________________. (three words)
  9. 18. The Virginia ________ of Rights served as a model for the Bill of Rights.
  10. 19. The Articles of __________ led to the writing of the US Constitution.
  11. 20. One problem of the Articles of Confederation was that they did not have the power to ____.
  12. 21. In 1776, the ________ convention was where the declaration of independence was written.
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  1. 1. What year did the colonists declare independence? (write the year in number form)
  2. 3. What document gives the current structure of our government? (two words)
  3. 4. The Declaration of Independence stated all of our ____________ rights.
  4. 6. Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights? (two words)
  5. 8. The "break-up letter" with England is the declaration of __________.
  6. 9. In 1776, the ________ convention was where the declaration of independence was written.
  7. 12. This stated that the king has to follow his own laws. (two words)
  8. 13. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created __________…”
  9. 17. The Virginia Stature of ____________ Freedom was written by Thomas Jefferson.