Across
- 2. Father of the Constitution
- 3. Opposed ratification of constitution, feared a powerful central government
- 4. First ten amendments of the constitution
- 5. Authored the draft for the Declaration of Independence
- 7. Led to the Treaty of alliance with France
- 9. Remained loyal to Great Britain
- 13. Colonists who decided to be uninvolved in the war
- 14. British troops fired on anti-British demonstrators
- 17. Treaty causing France to leave Canada and their territories
- 18. Military leader who participated in British war efforts
- 19. Governments powers are limited to those who have consented
- 20. Laid out the institutional foundations for the system of government for American people
- 21. Provided for a weak national government
Down
- 1. Several revenue-raising taxes to pay for costs of war
- 4. American victory under command of George Washington
- 6. Believed in complete independence from England
- 8. Plan Established legislative, executive, and judicial branches
- 10. Supported ratification of the constitution and advocated for a strong central government
- 11. Separation of church and state
- 12. Wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights
- 15. Enlightenment philosopher whose ideas influenced American self-government
- 16. Conflict between France and England over resources and territory