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- 1. The man who started Shay's rebellion, his revolts against taxes led to flaws in the Articles of Confederation
- 3. Fourth president of the United States, signed the Declaration of Independence
- 5. City in which the continental congress held meetings
- 7. The part of congress that are chosen based on the population of the state they represent
- 11. The part of congress that have two representatives from each state
- 12. Also known as the the Virginia Plan that chooses representatives based on the population to represent the House
- 14. President of the board of agriculture, British farmer, his goal was to not trade anything with America
- 16. When two people with different ideas merge them together so that they benefit both people
- 19. President Thomas Jefferson sent marines to the coast to deal with _____
- 22. The government has a little more powers than the ones that are strictly named in the Constitution
- 23. Capital of the colonies after the Constitution was ratified
- 24. Under the Articles of Confederation, America had a very ____ __________
- 25. Under the Articles of Confederation, the ______ had many ______ and they were hesitant to ratify the Constitution for fear that they would lose their power
- 26. Important political figure, he made sure the Bill of Rights was written, made sure Virginia did not agree with the Constitution until there was a Bill of Rights
- 27. Under the Constitution, America had a ______ __________
- 29. The branch of government that is run by the Supreme Court
- 30. A group of advisors to the president
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- 2. Laws that stated what your rights were and what not to do
- 4. Also known as the New Jersey plan that chooses two representatives from each state to represent the Senate
- 6. The man who created the Declaration of Independence, the third president of the United States, the first Secretary of State, the second Vice President of the United States.
- 8. Created the Lightning rod, ambassador of the colonies represented the colonies in Great Britten, convinced the French to join the Revolutionary War
- 9. When the Constitution is strictly interpreted by the government
- 10. The first Ten Amendments of the Constitution
- 13. The man who gave the "give me liberty or give me death" speech
- 15. An amount of money that the government collects, there are indirect and direct forms of ____, the Articles of Confederation did not have any money because they weren't allowed to _____ the states
- 17. The man on the 10 dollar bill, was the first U.S treasurer, convinced New York to agree with the constitution, was one of George Washington's advisors
- 18. General in the revolutionary war, first president of the United States
- 20. The Articles of Confederation were going to be _______ but the Constitution took its place
- 21. A gathering that drafts or revises the Constitution is called the Constitutional __________
- 28. The branch of government that the president is in charge of