AOC Crossword

2. Land north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River organized by Congress
4. Trade between states or with other countries
6. A law passed by a governing authority such as Congress
8. A law that set up a system for surveying and selling western lands
9. The amount of times the Capital city of the United States has changed since 1775.
11. First plan of government for the United States that created a weak central government and left most power with the states
12. A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
13. Lands west of the Appalachian Mountains that the United States organized for settlement and future states
18. American diplomat sent to Britain to address trade problems after the Treaty of Paris
20. Money used by a country or group of states for trade
21. To formally apply for something such as statehood
23. A section or part of a legal document such as a law or constitution
24. A written plan of government adopted by the states after independence

1. Important river closed to American shipping by Spain in 1784
3. To fall in value such as paper money after the Revolutionary War
5. The elected leader of a state government
7. A law passed in 1787 that created a process for territories to become states and banned slavery there
10. The lawmaking body of a government such as state assemblies
14. The branch of government responsible for carrying out laws which the Articles government lacked
15. Country that controlled land west of the Mississippi River and limited American trade access
16. A change made to a law or plan of government that required approval from all states under the Articles
17. Colonists who remained loyal to Britain during the Revolutionary War and lost property afterward
19. Country that kept forts in the Great Lakes region after the Revolutionary War
22. The 1783 agreement that ended the Revolutionary War between Britain and the United States