Enlightenment Vocab
Across
- 2. Belief in God or spiritual values
- 5. A gathering of delegates in 1787 in Philadelphia to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and draft a new constitution
- 8. Too powerful or cruel
- 10. The idea that government power comes from the people
- 12. Even the president has to follow it
- 16. A time when people used reason and science to improve life and government
- 17. Rights that can’t be taken away
- 18. Even occurred as a result of the British tea tax
- 20. The 13 Colonies the British Conquered
- 23. Being a good and honest person
- 24. Tax on imported sugar and Molasse's products
Down
- 1. Fairness; making sure people are treated equally and their rights are protected
- 3. Acts done in response to rising rebellion in colonies
- 4. Term coined after the Townshend Acts
- 6. The right to evolve a government
- 7. The idea that the most votes decide
- 9. Rules about right and wrong that help people make good choices
- 11. The way something is done or carried out regularly
- 13. Name of the British Army
- 14. Careful thinking and problem-solving
- 15. The freedom to make your own choices and live how you want
- 19. Rights people are born with, life, and freedom
- 21. An agreement between the people and their government
- 22. A government where the people have the power