Across
- 4. Second President of the United States.
- 6. Opponent concerned about federal power.
- 7. Morris who helped write the Constitution.
- 9. City where many founding debates occurred.
- 12. Principle promoted in the Constitution.
- 14. United group of states.
- 16. First ten amendments to the Constitution.
- 17. Formal approval of the Constitution.
- 21. Protections demanded by many citizens.
- 22. Word completing the phrase Founding ___.
- 23. Lasting influence of the Founding Fathers.
- 25. Meeting where the Constitution was written.
- 28. Change added to the Constitution.
- 30. Virginian who influenced the Bill of Rights.
- 32. Principle championed by the Founding Fathers.
- 37. First Secretary of the Treasury.
- 39. Institution created by the founders.
- 40. Inventor, diplomat, and statesman Benjamin ___.
- 41. Conflict that produced the new nation.
- 42. Father of the Constitution.
- 44. Principal author of the Declaration of Independence.
- 45. First Chief Justice of the United States.
- 46. Legislative body of the new nation.
- 47. Supporter of the Constitution.
- 48. System based on the voice of the people.
- 49. Men who helped create the United States.
- 50. People who guided the nation’s beginning.
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- 1. Representative sent to a convention.
- 2. Long-term plan for the country's future.
- 3. First President and Revolutionary War leader.
- 5. Form of government they established.
- 8. Supporter of American independence.
- 10. Subject in which they are prominently studied.
- 11. Document announcing independence.
- 13. Virginia patriot known for "Give me liberty or give me death."
- 15. Quality many founders believed citizens should possess.
- 18. Political entity created after independence.
- 19. Nation created by the founders.
- 20. Goal of the American Revolution.
- 24. State home to Philadelphia.
- 26. Patriot known for his large signature.
- 27. Supreme law of the United States.
- 29. Member of a nation.
- 31. Name written on an official document.
- 33. Last name of Gouverneur Morris.
- 34. Political units forming the Union.
- 35. Last name of Patrick Henry.
- 36. Representative who negotiates between nations.
- 38. Future President and Revolutionary veteran James ___.
- 43. Freedom from British rule.
