Across
- 2. tax on paper goods required stamp
- 7. a one house congress
- 10. the document provided the principle of individual rights
- 11. the philosopher believed in avoiding conceretated power, the 3 branches and checks and balances
- 12. for every five slaves, the state would receive a count of three people towards their representatives
- 13. rights that people have under natural laws
- 16. supported constitution
- 20. opposed constitution
- 21. British against the French for control of North America
- 22. very weak, America's 1st constitution 1781-1789
- 23. this is known as the Age of Reason
- 24. first amendment to the U.S constitution
- 25. states would gain representatives based on the population
Down
- 1. a two house Congress
- 3. this term refers to idea of representatives government. Highly values citizen participation, public good, civic virtue
- 4. document granting the rights, such as no taxes without consent
- 5. persuaivley made the case to break from England
- 6. official resolution to declare independence from Britian
- 8. all states have an equal vote
- 9. British impose taxes on tea, lead, glass, and paper called Townshend Acts
- 14. British soldiers accidently on open fire on colonists killing three and wounding two
- 15. indirect election of the president by thr Electoral College
- 17. As a result of the Boston tea party, British close port of Boston, enforce quartering of troops
- 18. north and south came to an agreement
- 19. the document demonstrated the idea of limited government that the king's power was not absolute