Philadelphia Convention

7. During the Convention each state received this, no matter the size of a state’s population. It helped gain the cooperation of the small states.
8. The distribution and balancing of power among different branches of government so that no one branch is able to dominate the others.
9. The delegates to the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 who wrote the United States Constitution.
12. The division of powers among the different branches of government.
13. The year of the Philadelphia Convention (in words)
14. This Virginian delegate is known as the “Father of the Constitution” because his influence during the convention was great.
15. The number of delegates who went to the Convention (in words)

1. The first constitution of the United States
2. People chosen to act for or represent others.
3. Also known as basic rights, these rights include life, liberty, and property.
4. This person did not attend because he was representing the new United States in England.
5. Location of the convention of delegates to fix the Articles of Confederation
6. This person did not attend because he was representing the new United States in France.
8. The good of the community as a whole.
10. As the most respected American at this time, he was quickly and unanimously elected convention president
11. The only state that did not show up to the Convention