The Articles of Confederation

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Across
  1. 3. central government, had more power over the people and states
  2. 5. Gerry, served as a vice president for James Madison
  3. 7. Madison, known as the father of the Constitution
  4. 8. Great compromise, proposed for Congress to be made up of two parts, houses
  5. 9. Federalist papers, Two sides wrote essays to argue their points
  6. 11. Mason, wrote the Virginia Declaration of rights
  7. 12. of American Indian nations, Made Congress to manage of all Indian american interactions
  8. 13. branch, made to interpret or explain the laws.
  9. 14. New Jersey plan, Said that each state no matter it's size would have the same number of representatives in congress
  10. 15. Virginia plan, Gave congress more power over state
Down
  1. 1. rights, Delegates wanted to add a bill of rights to the Constitution to protect important individual rights
  2. 2. Hamilton,founded the bank of New York
  3. 4. Jefferson, the primary author of the Declaration of Independence
  4. 6. Franklin, signed both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
  5. 10. Sherman, came up with the great compromise.
  6. 11. Washington,called the father of our country
  7. 12. The south relied on enslaved people to keep farms and plations running the North disagreed