Across
- 2. Created early structure of US government, but was too weak to be effective
- 4. Wrote the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom, which established the principle of separation of church and state
- 8. Presided over the Constitutional Convention and served as the first US President
- 9. Counted slaves as three-fifths a person for representation in the House of Representatives and taxation purposes
- 10. Demanded a Bill of Rights before agreeing to ratify the US Constitution
- 11. Wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which listed the rights of Virginians
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- 1. Current document outlining structure of US government; Established a bicameral legislature and 3 branches of government
- 3. First ten amendments of the US Constitution; Protects individual rights and freedoms of people in the United States
- 5. Uprising of Massachusetts farmers that led to US leaders meeting to revise the Articles of Confederation
- 6. Balanced power between large and small states by creating a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and representation in the House of Representatives based on population
- 7. Did not think a Bill of Rights was necessary; Wanted a strong federal government