U.S. History Unit 4 Crossword

A loose alliance of states with similar interests
The name of the lawmaking body of the US government
The US government's inability to impose ____ caused it to have major financial issues early in its existence
The city where the Founding Fathers met to revise the Articles of Confederation
A region of land that is not a state but is designated by Congress and led by a governor
The land between Canada, the Mississippi River, the Ohio River, and the original 13 states (____ Territory)
Agreement which caused the US to gain the rest of the land east of the Mississippi River
Law which created guidelines for how to divide up the new land controlled by the US after the Revolutionary War
1787 law which created guidelines for how new states would be admitted to the union
Number of citizens needed for a territory to apply to become a state
This practice was banned by Congress in the northern part of the territory gained from Britain
Under the Articles, states had the ability to print their own ____, creating a lot of confusion and trade issues
Last name of a Massachusetts farmer who led a rebellion against the local government
Congress called a ______ to discuss revising the Articles of Confederation
Term for a person sent to represent their state at the gathering to revise the Articles
Building where the new Constitution was created (_____ Hall)
President of the Constitutional Convention (last name only)
Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention (last name only)
"Father of the Constitution" (last name only)
The convention was bound by the rule of ____ to keep private all information about what they were doing
A form of government with elected representatives who rule
Time period of rational and informed thinking in Europe which influenced the Founding Fathers ideas on government
A written plan that provides the basic framework of government
branch of government which makes laws
branch of government which enforces laws
Branch of government which interprets laws
Plan in which Congressional representation would be based on the population size of each state
Plan in which Congressional representation would be equal for all states
Man who proposed finding a middle ground on the issue of how many representatives each state should get (last name only)
Name for a middle ground agreement in which there are two houses of Congress, one based on population size and one with an equal number of representatives for all states
Name of the part of Congress in which each state gets two representatives
Part of Congress in which the number of representatives for each state is based on population size (____ of Representatives
Group of people about which there was disagreement over how to count them towards a state's population
The framers decided to compromise by counting every 5 slaves living in a state as ___ people (spell out the #)
In order to satisfy southern states, Congress was forbidden from interfering with this for 20 years
System in which the president is chosen by a group of specially chosen voters from each state
To formally approve a plan or agreement
Number of states needed to formally approve the Constitution
Supporters of the new Constitution and its strong central government
Term for a system of government in which power is divided among different levels of government
Author of a large majority of the Federalist Papers (last name only)
Name for the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, designed to satisfy those who feared the new federal government could trample the rights of individuals
Title of the chief executive of the US government
Term for people who did not support the Constitution because it created too strong of a central government