Across
- 1. Blueprint/framework for American Government
- 3. 1787 law; How territories can become a state
- 5. abolished slavery; FREEDOM
- 6. colonists were not allowed to settle in land won in war, west of the Appalachian Mountains
- 11. final major battle, British surrender leading to the end of the war
- 13. water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
- 16. Winter 1777; Starvation, disease, malnutrition, and exposure but soldiers stay and train becoming better soldiers
- 19. place for boats and ships to dock safely
- 22. God,gold & glory
- 25. ruled that states had no right to interfere with federal banks within state borders (cheat code = marry for $$)(no dot)
- 27. British troops killed 5 unarmed colonists, used as propaganda by patriot
- 28. 1st battle of American Revolution when the British want to take colonists' weapons and ammunition (use & for the word AND)
- 31. Voting rights for former slave MEN
- 34. Slaves would be counted as a person for representation (5 slaves = 3 free persons)
- 38. Quaker, established the colony of Pennsylvania based on religious freedom for all, citizen voice in government and trial by juries
- 40. British East India Company to sell taxed tea directly to colonists, hurting colonial merchants. Leads to Boston Tea Party
- 41. punishments for the Boston Tea Party: port of Boston closed new quartering act, cost of tea to be repaid, and only 1 town meeting a year
- 42. 1785 law which divides western lands
- 43. DIVIDED power between state and federal governments
Down
- 2. Cotton, Rice, Indigo and Tobacco
- 4. Declared freedom from Britain. Written by Thomas Jefferson. People have natural rights and listed grievances against King George III (3rd)
- 7. wrote about a social contract between government and citizens
- 8. upheld the power of the federal government to regulate interstate commerce. (cheat code = GOT)(no dot)
- 9. 1773 Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians threw British tea into Boston harbor due to Tea Act
- 10. Created a new constitution to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation by restructuring the federal government
- 12. 1st ten amendments to the Constitution protecting individual rights
- 14. 1st U.S. Constitution. First and the worst!
- 15. government agency to help former slaves
- 17. Strengthened the principle of judicial review 1803 (no dot)
- 18. wanted a bill of rights added to the Constitution
- 20. The 3 branches of government (Executive, Legislative, and Judicial) have their own powers and limitations (SOP it's 3)
- 21. Urged America to remain neutral in foreign affairs and not to form political parties
- 23. wanted a strong national government; wanted Constitution ratified
- 24. Religious group that left England to escape religious persecution and arrived in Plymouth in 1620; wrote Mayflower Compact
- 26. 1st permanent English settlement in the 13 Colonies
- 29. Combined the New Jersey and Virginia Plans to create Congress House of Representatives - based on population (Big state / Virginia plan); Senate - 2 senators from each state (small state / New Jersey Plan)
- 30. 1783 treaty which ended the war, 13 colonies are now independent
- 31. rights of Citizens to former slaves
- 32. Supreme Court ruled that slaves were not citizens but property; the Court also ruled that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional (no dot)
- 33. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
- 35. writer of "Common Sense"
- 36. 1777 turning point in the war, France joins war (allies) against British
- 37. Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are examples of
- 39. Believed in religious equality and non-violence