iCivics US History Unit 2

1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Across
  1. 3. the idea that all people have the same rights
  2. 4. an agreement between people, groups, and nations to work together
  3. 6. a large, organized group of professional soldiers trained to fight; relating to soldiers or armed forces
  4. 9. to give reason for doing something
  5. 12. the agreement of the people to give power to the government
  6. 16. to accept something formally or officially
  7. 19. to cancel a law
  8. 22. money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services
  9. 24. a foundational idea or belief that guides decisions and actions
  10. 25. freedoms that every person is born with including life, liberty, and property
  11. 27. to correct something that is wrong or unfair
  12. 28. rights of a citizen to participate in government that are expressed in a constitution or other laws
  13. 29. a group of people who are not professional soldiers but are organized to act as an army
  14. 31. people in the colonies who remained faithful, or loyal, to the British government
  15. 33. a fight between opposing armed forces, often part of a war
  16. 34. a state of fighting between two or more nations or groups of people, often consisting of multiple battles
  17. 36. the act of ending a conflict by coming to an understanding
  18. 37. a statement written by a group of people to ask their government to change something
  19. 38. freedom, especially freedom from government tyranny
Down
  1. 1. an agreement between the people and the government; the people agree to be governed and the government must protect their natural rights
  2. 2. the freedom of a country or people to govern themselves without being controlled by another country
  3. 5. a war between groups of people in the same nation consent agreement
  4. 7. when something causes a complete or dramatic change to existing ideas and systems
  5. 8. land that is claimed by multiple groups
  6. 10. the military representing the 13 colonies and later the United States of America during the American Revolution
  7. 11. the process by which an army tries to capture a place by surrounding it and cutting off supplies and help
  8. 13. something, often money, that is owed
  9. 14. a line that separates political or geographic areas
  10. 15. a digital audio file that can be taken from the internet and played on a device, with new episodes being released to the public on a regular basis
  11. 17. the state of not supporting either side in a conflict
  12. 18. the work of maintaining peaceful relationships with different nations to support your own nation's interests
  13. 20. people in the colonies who wanted independence from the British government
  14. 21. a person who believes that war can never be justified and should therefore never occur
  15. 23. a complaint against something believed to be wrong or unfair
  16. 26. ideas or statements, often false or exaggerated, that are spread to shape people’s opinions
  17. 30. people, groups, and nations that have agreed to work together
  18. 32. a dramatic and wide-reaching change in the way something is structured in favor of a new system
  19. 35. an organized act of refusing to buy or use something