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A More Perfect Union: 187-210

Teacher: Chad Frey
Horizontales
Often call the "Father of the Constitution."
George Mason proposed this, a list of the fundamental rights that could not be abused by the new national government.
After this man agreed to attend, the convention in Philadelphia, the meeting took on a great significance.
Proposed by William Paterson, it kept the Confederations one vote for each state.
Man who proposed calling a convention within Philadelphia to make ," the Constitution of the Federal Government adequate to the needs of the Union."
Plan of government
Adopted in November 1777 and America's first contitution.
Form of government in which the citizens rule through elected officials
This branch contains the nations court system.
Due to the weakness of the American government, British troops continued to occupy this area.
Suggested by Roger Sherman that created a two house legislature creating the House of Representatives and the Sentate.
This group of people suffered because they could not sell their goods and the money requested by the states to pay war debts.
Great Britain would not talk with the US because they said the US failed to honor its promises in this document.
In order for the new Constitution to go into affect, this many states had to approve it.
The ordinance tried to stop the spread of this in the United States.
This English document that was created in 1215 put limits on a king.
Verticales
This event worried many Americans that the government could not control unrest and prevent violence.
This ordinance passed in 1787 created a single territory out of the lands north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River.
System where each branch can check the power of another branch so no one branch is more powerful than another.
Was a philosopher of the Enlightenment who declared that the powers of the government should be separate and balanced against each other.
Passed in 1785 set up a procedure for surveying and selling western lands north of the Ohio River.
Special group of voters who select the President and Vice President.
Many people felt that the first constitution was too________ to deal with the nation's problems.
Those who opposed the adoption of the new Constitution.
This branch is headed by the president and carries out nations policies.
To keep Southern states within the nation, Northerners agreed that Congress could not interfere with this until 1808.
This political body had the power to "conduct foreign affairs, maintain armed forces, borrow money, and issue currency."
Foreign country that wanted to stop American expansion within their territory and closed the Mississippi River to American shipping in 1784.