8. Conflict and Compromise at the Convention

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Across
  1. 3. An agreement that counted three out of every five enslaved people when figuring population for taxes and representation.
  2. 5. The first ten amendments to the Constitution that protect freedoms like speech and religion.
  3. 7. An agreement that created two parts of Congress to give fair power to both large and small states.
  4. 10. People who wanted states and citizens to have more power than the federal government.
  5. 12. A plan that said every state should have the same number of representatives, no matter its size.
Down
  1. 1. People who wanted a strong central government to run the country.
  2. 2. The part of Congress where each state has two senators, giving all states equal power.
  3. 4. The part of Congress where the number of representatives depends on how many people live in each state.
  4. 6. A plan that gave Congress more power and created three branches of government, with more representatives for states with larger populations.
  5. 8. The plan of government written in 1787 that created a strong national government for the United States.
  6. 9. A system where people were forced to work and were owned by others, mostly used on farms in Southern states.
  7. 11. The buying and selling of goods between states, countries, or groups.