Road to Constitution

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Across
  1. 4. a signed agreement
  2. 6. How many senates does each state get
  3. 8. who wrote the Common Sense
  4. 9. The colonies were dependent on the king and declaring that all laws passed in the colonies had no effect.
  5. 12. What was signed on July 4th?
  6. 17. who had to follow the laws of England?
  7. 18. Forced colonists to put expensive tax stamps on all legal documents, as well as newspapers, calendars, and almanacs.
  8. 19. How did the British government treat the American Colonists?
Down
  1. 1. number of votes for each state depends on the state's population
  2. 2. The pilgrims attempt at self-government
  3. 3. the king had to give up some of his power.
  4. 4. Encouraged the people to fight for Independence
  5. 5. allowed the government to search peoples' homes.
  6. 7. British saw its colonies as a source of
  7. 10. Forced certain colonists to let British troops live in their houses.
  8. 11. gave the Parliament and the people more power
  9. 13. "Without freedom of speech and expression you have no liberty
  10. 14. Each state gets one vote
  11. 15. What did many former colonists feared losing to a new government
  12. 16. Who wrote the Magna Carta