Across
- 3. a plan that called for a strong national government with three branches and two houses
- 6. a plan that called for a strong national government with three branches and one house
- 8. a 1787 law that setup a government for the northwest territory
- 11. a plan at the constitutional convention that settled the differences between large and small states
- 14. to put private individuals or companies in charge of something
- 15. the first ten amendments of the United States constitution
Down
- 1. a document that sets out the laws,principles,organization,and processes of a government
- 2. an agreement that three-fifths of the enslaved people would count in a states population
- 4. a period when business activity slow,prices and wages fall,and unemployment rises
- 5. a 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes
- 7. to give up
- 9. of confederation the first American constitution,passed in 1777,which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states
- 10. a meeting of representatives from all states except Rhode island to revise the articles of confederation
- 12. a solution to which each side gives up some of its demands to reach an agreement
- 13. money
