US History: Creating a New Nation

123456789101112131415161718192021
Across
  1. 3. official approval
  2. 7. group of electors chosen by states
  3. 10. political leader from Connecticut proposed the Great Compromise
  4. 12. makes laws
  5. 13. set of laws of the new government where two levels of government shared fundamental powers
  6. 15. system where one branch is unable to dominate the other
  7. 19. Ordinanceof1785 congresses plan for surveying land
  8. 20. a Two house congress to satisfy both big and small states
Down
  1. 1. representative of Virginia known as the "Father of the Constitution
  2. 2. supporters of the constitution
  3. 4. states slaves counted as 3/5 of a person in states population
  4. 5. a series of 85 essays defending the Constitution
  5. 6. interpret laws
  6. 8. ten amendments made to the constitution
  7. 9. new government form that divides power between national power and state power
  8. 11. idea that government should be based off of the consent of the people
  9. 13. opposed strong government and were against the Constitution
  10. 14. carry's out laws
  11. 16. an alliance
  12. 17. Ordinanceof1787 congress plan for dividing the land into territories
  13. 18. farmers protest that caused panic through the nation
  14. 21. a government where citizens rule through representatives