United States History Chapter 7 Part 1 Crossword
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
 
 
Down: 1) called for a bicameral legislature with representation based on state population and for the creation of executive and judicial departments; gave a number of specific powers to the national government2) a legislature composed of two houses3) provided for the gradual development of self-government in the Northwest Territory7) the year 1781-1789, during which the Articles of Confederation served as the basis for America's national government.8) the area bound by the Ohio River, the Mississippi River, and the Great Lakes9) Name for the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia; where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed.11) called for a unicameral legislature with equal representation for all states and for the creation of executive and judicial branches; in essence, the governmental system would continue as it did under the Articles of Confederation, but the national government would have power to tax and regulate commerce12) seizure of property for nonpayment of debts Across: 4) the decision of the Convention delegates to draft a new Constitution 5) established a bicameral legislature to satisfy both the large and small states; often called the Connecticut Compromise6) A plan for union adopted by Congress in November 1777; had several weaknesses, but did accomplish a successful land policy for the Northwest Territory 10) a convention held in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 to revise the Articles; produced the Constitution of the United States13) incident in which Daniel Shays and an army of farmers and debtors forced several courts to close down in western Massachusetts in 1786 to prevent any further foreclosures14) the Great Compromise; so-called because Connecticut delegates played an important role in the compromise15) a voluntary union in which the central government is subordinate to the local governments and has only the powers they grant it16) provided for the entire Northwest Territory to be surveyed and divided into townships
 

 

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