United States History Chapter 7 Test Crossword
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
 
 
Down: 1) a voluntary union in which the central government is subordinate to the local governments and has only the powers they grant it2) a convention held in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 to revised the Articles; produced the Constitution of the United States4) provided for the entire Northwest Territory to be surveyed and divided into townships7) the years 1781-1789, during which the Articles of Confederation served as the basis for America's national government12) 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 government13) seizure of property for nonpayment of debts16) established a bicameral legislature to satisfy both the large and small states; often called the Connecticut Compromise19) necessary and proper clause; added to ensure that Congress should not be bound in any important matters by mere oversights or omissions in the Constitution20) those who wanted the new Constitution adopted Across: 3) determined that 3/5 of a state's slave population would be counted for both taxation and representation.5) the decision of the Convention delegates to draft a new Constitution6) provided for the gradual development of self-government in the Northwest Territory.8) fees on imported goods9) the area bound by the Ohio River, the Mississippi River, and the Great Lakes10) a legislature composed of two houses11) the Great Compromise; so-called because Connecticut delegates played an important role in the compromise14) rule by the people with a written constitution to protect the basic rights of the minority from being infringed upon by the majority15) a plan for union adopted by Congress in November 1777; had several weaknesses, but did accomplish a successful land policy for the Northwest Territory17) 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 foreclosures18) 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 180821) 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 commerce22) powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution but implied therein.23) a system devised to check the power of the various branches of the national government; protects citizens against tyranny24) those who opposed the Constitution25) Name for the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia; where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed.26) A series of 85 essays which gave sound arguments in favor of the Constitution; helped bring victory to the Federalists in New York27) the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
 

 

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