Early U.S. history 1783-1789 Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• northwest ordinance : a 1787 law that set up a government for the northwest territory
• articles of confederation : created a very loose alliance of 13 independent states
• depression : period when business activity slows, prices and wages fall, and unemployment rises
• currency : money
• bill of rights : a lists of freedoms that the government promises to protect.
• land ordinance of 1785 : law setting up a system for settling the northwest territory
• constitution : a document that sets out the laws principles, organization, and processes of government.
• shay’s rebellion : a 1786 revolt in massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes
• cede : to give up claims to a land
• execute _ : to carry out a law