Chapter 5: Shaping a new nation Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of American Revolution & Colonial Era has 14 clues. Answers range from 8 to 24 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
A government in which citizens rule through their elected representatives
The idea that governments should be based on the consent of the people (which should not be confused with the Republicanism of the modern-day political party), meant different things to different things to different Americans
The delegates called this new form of government
Established a plan for surveying the land
Congress provided a procedure for dividing the land into territories
A political leader from Connecticut
Which offered a two-house congress to satisfy both small and big states
Called for three-fifths of a states slaves to be counted as population
Part of the 3 branches of government that makes laws
Part of 3 branches of government that carries out laws
The delegates established a system to prevent one branch from dominating the others
Supporters of the constitution
Were against the constitution
A series of 85 essays defending the constitution
