Across
- 6. an action or decision that later serves as an example
- 8. settled the border which settled the border and trade disputes with Spain
- 10. When farmers lashed out against the tax on whiskey
- 13. The first ten amendments to the consitution
- 14. A meeting in 1787, when our founding fathers came together to revise the Articles of Confederation.
- 15. System for territories to become states, considered the most important ACCOMPLISHMENT of the Articles!
Down
- 1. stated that the United States would not take sides with any European countries that were at war or any European countries that were at war
- 2. Group that wanted to keep the power within the states.
- 3. The United States first constitution
- 4. This branch of the government interprets laws
- 5. Group that wanted a strong central (federal) government.
- 7. When crowds of debt-ridden farmers closed the courts in western Massachusetts to prevent the seizure of their land for failure to pay taxes.
- 9. This branch of the government enforces laws
- 11. a set of laws & rules for a country’s government
- 12. This branch of the government writes laws