Across
- 5. Protects against unreasonable searches and seizures
- 9. Political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, favoring states' rights and limited government
- 10. Political party led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams, advocating for a strong central government and a loose interpretation of the Constitution
- 11. Protects against self-incrimination and guarantees due process
- 12. First president of the United States and commander-in-chief during the American Revolution
- 14. Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury
- 15. The British practice of forcing American sailors into the Royal Navy
Down
- 1. Period of U.S. history from 1789 to 1824, marked by the formation of political institutions
- 2. Fourth president of the United States and "Father of the Constitution"
- 3. Second president of the United States and a key figure in the American Revolution
- 4. European ally during the American Revolution and later a challenge during the Napoleonic Wars
- 6. Guarantees freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
- 7. European power involved in conflicts with the United States during the Early Republic Era
- 8. Conflict between the United States and Britain, partly over impressment
- 13. Author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States