United States History Chapter 7 Test Crossword
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
 
 
Down: 1) determined that 3/5 of a state's slave population would be counted for both taxation and representation.3) A series of 85 essays which gave sound arguments in favor of the Constitution; helped bring victory to the Federalists in New York4) provided for the entire Northwest Territory to be surveyed and divided into townships5) those who opposed the Constitution6) seizure of property for nonpayment of debts7) provided for the gradual development of self-government in the Northwest Territory.8) the first 10 amendments to the Constitution10) 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 foreclosures11) rule by the people with a written constitution to protect the basic rights of the minority from being infringed upon by the majority13) the years 1781-1789, during which the Articles of Confederation served as the basis for America's national government14) a plan for union adopted by Congress in November 1777; had several weaknesses, but did accomplish a successful land policy for the Northwest Territory18) fees on imported goods19) 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 commerce20) powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution but implied therein. Across: 2) the area bound by the Ohio River, the Mississippi River, and the Great Lakes9) granted Congress power to regulate commerce with certain limitations; it could not levy export tariffs; and it could not regulate the slave trade, at least until 180812) necessary and proper clause; added to ensure that Congress should not be bound in any important matters by mere oversights or omissions in the Constitution15) Name for the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia; where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed.16) a system devised to check the power of the various branches of the national government; protects citizens against tyranny17) a legislature composed of two houses21) the decision of the Convention delegates to draft a new Constitution22) those who wanted the new Constitution adopted23) a voluntary union in which the central government is subordinate to the local governments and has only the powers they grant it24) established a bicameral legislature to satisfy both the large and small states; often called the Connecticut Compromise25) a convention held in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 to revised the Articles; produced the Constitution of the United States26) the Great Compromise; so-called because Connecticut delegates played an important role in the compromise27) 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 government
 

 

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