Across
- 7. The branch of government established to make laws
- 9. The war fought by the American colonies to gain independence from Britain
- 10. The first President under the U.S. Constitution
- 11. of Rights The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called the _____________
- 12. He proposed the Great Compromise, leading to a two-house Congress
Down
- 1. The Constitutional Convention took place in this city
- 2. The group responsible for formally electing the U.S. President
- 3. The President of the Constitutional Convention
- 4. The document that formally declared America's independence
- 5. The group of 13 colonies declared independence from this country
- 6. The main author of the Declaration of Independence
- 8. The introduction to the U.S. Constitution is known as the ___________
