Across
- 1. an experiment in democracy
- 3. a sturcture in which the powers of government are strictly defined
- 6. the only battle ship that didn't get hit by bombs or torpedos
- 9. This battleship had the most casualties during pearl harbor
- 10. the chief author of the constitution and often called "father of the constitution"
- 14. the country that sent 5000 African American slaves to help defeat the British at yorktown
- 15. It gave the congress limited powers, can conduct foreign affairs, maintain armed forces, borrow money, and issue currency.
- 16. the exercise of political authority over the people and the performance of certain people
- 17. the event when the US state battleships got bombed by the Japanese
- 19. was legal in the colonies, but the Northern states started to slowly band the practice
Down
- 1. started in Philadelphia during the hot summer of 1787
- 2. the enslaved africans in the colonies rebelled against the French
- 4. created in the Northwest territory, it included a bill of rights for the settlers, freedom of a religion, and trial by jury
- 5. this battleship got hit by so many bombs, people in the harbor lost count.
- 7. led to the union of 13 colonies but did not unite
- 8. this law made it easier for people to buy land
- 11. a government that shares power with many state governments
- 12. The people who made the Constitution
- 13. The colony plan that would create a government with 3 branches
- 18. farmers tried to stop the state of Massachusetts from seizing their farms because of dept.