FINAL EXAM

4. What was the name of the first successful settlement by England in the New World?
6. A plan of Government that defines and limits its power.
10. The branch of government that WRITES the laws.
12. The branch of government that ENFORCES, or carries out, the law.
13. A military tactic in which an army surrounds a fort or city to cut off supplies and force the defenders to surrender.
14. nickname for the colonists militia who were ready at a minute's notice.
15. a ________ source is a firsthand account of an event created by someone who witnessed it personally
16. A legal document issued by a judge giving police permission to conduct a search or arrest. (required by the 4th amendment)

1. all laws start as ______ before they are approved by both legislative and executive branches to become a law.
2. A crop that is grown to sell for money rather than for use by the growers
3. The branch of government that INTERPRETS laws, and decides if laws are carried out fairly.
5. What country hired Columbus?
7. Refers to the approximately 30,000 German troops hired by the British to help fight during the American Revolution.
8. _________ laws are laws that apply to all 50 states?
9. Who took the “midnight ride” to warn the Bostonians that the British were coming? (last name only)
11. What country did the first European settlers come from, to found the United States?