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Patrick Henry John Jay Ratify New Hampshire Federalist Papers

Thomas Jefferson New York City Delaware Rhode Island Inviolable

1) A series of newspaper articles written to convince the people of New York state

that the new Constitution was a good idea:_______________.

2) One of the writers of those articles who appointed by George Washington to be

the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court:_______________.

3) The critic of the Constitution who wrote the Declaration of Independence:_____________.

4) A word meaning to officially accept and approve:______________.

5) The first state to officially accept and approve the Constitution:_______________.

6) The last state to officially accept and approve the Constitution:_______________.

7) A fiery critic of the Constitution who eventually became a federalist and supporter

of the new government:________________.

8) The ninth state to officially accept and approve the Constitution, thus forming

a new government:___________________.

9) What James Madison called the right of people to choose their own government

and speak freely about political affairs:____________________.

10) Where the first capital of the new government was located:__________________.

Thought Question: Did the framers of the Constitution break the law by destroying

the Articles of Confederation, which was only to be dissolved by unanimous

agreement by the states?