Across
- 2. a tax imported on goods
- 8. A 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into Boston Harbor
- 12. used to keep the government from getting too much power in one branch
- 15. government structure in which government actions are limited by law
- 16. allowed slaves to be counted as 3/5ths of a person towards representation and taxation
- 18. first route from Asia to North America
- 19. a weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War
- 20. last major battle of the revolutionary war, lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington and the colonists
- 21. Powers Reserved to the States
Down
- 1. stated that the united states would not take sides with European countries that were at war
- 3. Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures
- 4. last peace offering sent by the colonists to King George
- 5. A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that produced a new constitution
- 6. the belief that government should be based on the consent of the people
- 7. A belief that ultimate power resides in the people
- 9. a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
- 10. agreement providing a dual system of congressional representation
- 11. a right to a jury in civil trial
- 13. basic liberties and rights all citizens are guaranteed in the bill of rights
- 14. the federal principle or system of government
- 17. In return of loyalty the government will protect you
