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1. | an uprising that highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and added to the urgency of the Philadelphia Convention (2 Words) |
2. | First government of the United States, in force from Declaration of Independence until the adoption of the Articles of Confederation (3 Words) |
3. | Enlightenment philosopher with the most significant influence over the founding fathers (2 Words) |
4. | a revolt by the colonists over unfair tea taxes that gave the East India Company a virtual monopoly (3 Words) |
6. | delegates who were weary of a new, more powerful national government |
7. | first constitution of the United States, under which states remained largely independent (3 Words) |
8. | compromise over the count of slaves for the purposes of taxation and representation (3 Words) |
9. | colonies set up on land that the king gave to individual people (2 Words) |
11. | colonies directly owned and governed by the monarchy (2 Words) |
14. | recognizes that the people are the source of all government authority (2 Words) |
17. | only branch of government under the Articles of Confederation |
21. | Written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay; a series of anonymous essays written to urge New York's legislature to ratify the new constitution (2 Words) |
22. | God-given rights that existed before government and cannot be taken away (2 Words) |
25. | a group of states who maintain their independence but work together on some things, like defense |
26. | single-body legislature |
28. | philosopher that stressed the need for separation of powers |
29. | a tax on printed paper including legal documents, newspapers and even playing cards (2 Words) |
31. | the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention |