Across
- 2. Rule by the people, consent of the governed
- 4. War between Britain and France over territory in the Ohio River Valley
- 9. Written in 1776, declared us independent of GB.
- 12. Showed the weakness of the Articles; armed rebellion regarding taxes
- 13. written by a group of 13th-century barons to protect their rights and property against a tyrannical king
- 15. Wanted additional protections for people and states.
Down
- 1. settled how enslaved people would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation
- 3. Established direct democracy, first form of self government in the U.S
- 5. Supported the constitution as is; no need for additional protections
- 6. States no one is above the law
- 7. People directly vote for what they want
- 8. Ensures one branch does not become too powerful
- 10. A compromise that stated the HOR= based off population and Senate= equal in proportion.
- 11. Division of power among different levels of government
- 14. Where we got some of our BOR from, gave us the idea of representative government