Enlightenment Vocab

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