Across
- 10. An event where farmers rebelled due to tax issues
- 11. A group who opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government
- 12. Roger Sherman initiated this plan
- 14. The city the constitutional convention was held in
- 17. Diplomat and jurist who served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court
- 18. Was at the forefront of colonial agitation over British policy beginning with his fiery protests against the Stamp Act of 1765
- 20. This plan outlined a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial
Down
- 1. A person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others
- 2. Also known as the small states plan
- 3. Famous federalist who served as the first US secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795
- 4. The person who wrote the constitution
- 5. Written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain
- 6. The only state to not send delegates to the constitutional convention
- 7. This branch is responsible for enforcing the laws of the land
- 8. This branch drafts possible laws
- 9. This branch protects rights and liberties, upholds and interprets the law, and provides for the peaceful resolution of dispute
- 13. Three out of every five slaves were counted towards population
- 15. A group supporting the proposed Constitution of the United States
- 16. The first US President (1789-97), who had led its army to success in the American Revolution
- 19. Meaning two chambers