Predicting US History Vocabulary Definitions

3. the idea that government authority comes from the people
5. the belief that a region's interests are more important than the country's interests as a whole
11. when two or more sides that are struggling to agree come up with a plan that both sides can accept
13. a region or area claimed by a nation-state and ruled by that nation-state
14. gives states the power to make their own decisions about anything not listed in the Constitution

1. to refuse to buy something to show opposition
2. a struggle or tension through which the parties involved perceive a threat to their needs, interests or concerns
3. situations or instances that later act as an example for future, similar circumstances
4. a two-word term that stood as the unofficial British policy where parliamentary rules and laws were loosely or not enforced on the American colonies and trade
6. a mandatory payment to the government
7. based on the idea that a nation's wealth and power were best served by increasing trade
8. an area with similar characteristics
9. a person who is in the middle of beliefs
10. a colonists siding with Great Britain
12. someone who wanted independence from Great Britain