Across
- 3. and African Americans / who could not vote
- 4. ordinance / land divided into townships
- 7. of Confederarion / a new plan of government
- 11. / passed a series of amendments
- 12. states, No Bill of rights, President to king / the three reasons anti Federalist felt constitution would have too much power
- 14. Morris / was in charge of writing preamble, or introduction
- 16. Plan / called for a strong central government w three branches
- 17. Hamilton / published Federalist papers
- 18. fifths compromise / slaves would count as three fifths of a person
- 20. Shays / a former revolutionary war captain led an uprising of about 1,000 men
- 21. / purpose of convention
- 23. / make laws
- 24. males / who could vote
- 25. / a document stating rules
- 26. rebellion / uprising farmers
- 28. papers / a series of 85 newspaper essays that supported the constitution
- 30. Adams / elected V.P
- 31. Sherman / said, “people should have as little to do”
- 32. / to approve
Down
- 1. trade and collect taxes / what powers did congress not have
- 2. / what was set aside in each township section
- 5. Jersey plan / called for a single house of Congress and gave the rights to raise money and regulate commerce
- 6. Wilson / warned about shutting the people out
- 8. / enforce laws
- 9. / interpret laws
- 10. Washington / elected President
- 13. / an agreement
- 15. Ordinance / established a three stage process
- 19. / government under the articles
- 22. Great Compromise / called for a congress with two houses
- 27. five / how many delegates attended the meeting in Philadelphia
- 29. depression / a period whe business was slow, prices and wages dropped and unemployment
- 33. Federalists / were against the government