Across
- 7. How many states had to ratify the new plan of government in order for the Constitution to go into effect?
- 8. The name of the 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison to convince the people to accept the new Constitution.
- 11. Document that determines how slaves would be counted in a state's population.
- 13. What was signed in 1787, after 89 days of meetings?
- 14. In Virginia, who did George Washington convince to support the Constitution who was later a key player in its creation?
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- 1. What term is defined as a one-house legislature?
- 2. What was delayed in 1788 because of New York and Virginia?
- 3. This plan proposed that both the judicial and executive branches could veto laws.
- 4. Who was elected President of the Constitutional Convention?
- 5. Two-house legislature with the upper house having equal representation for each state.
- 6. The first state to ratify the Constitution.
- 9. Which documents called for a plural executive?
- 10. This group supported a strong central government.
- 12. City where the first meeting of the new Congress held.