Preamble vs. U.S. Constitution

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  1. 4. _____________ is lighter than grain and easier to move, so therefore, was cheaper to transport.
  2. 6. Farmers refused to _________ the taxes on whiskey
  3. 8. The Constitution became ___________ in 1788.
  4. 12. In 1791, the _______________ was added to the Constitution
  5. 13. in 1791, the new government needed money and placed a high _________ on whiskey.
  6. 14. ordered 13,000 troops to take down the farmers for not paying their taxes on whiskey, so the farmers backed down.
  7. 15. changes to a law.
  8. 16. Held after the meeting in the summer of 1777. This is where delegates wrote the Constitution
  9. 18. ____________ in Western Pennsylvania first challenged the power of the new federal government in 1794
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  1. 1. one of Pennsylvania's 8 delegates; helped write the Constitution.
  2. 2. When farmers challenged the power of the new government.
  3. 3. In the summer of 1787, representatives of 12 of the states met in _______________.
  4. 5. to be approved
  5. 7. Leaders of the Constitutional Convention sign this document on September 17th, 1787.
  6. 9. Whiskey is a form of _________________
  7. 10. the Constitution could not become law until it was ratified by 9 of the 13 ____________.
  8. 11. On December 12th, 1787, ______________ became the second state to ratify the new pan.
  9. 17. The Bill of Rights had how many amendments?