revolution

5. relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary.
7. the first constitution of the United States, which established a weak central government and granted significant powers to individual states.
11. an introductory statement in a document, such as a constitution or treaty, which usually sets forth the document's purposes and goals, and provides context for the rest of the text.
12. first president of the United States and commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
15. is a form of government where one person has unlimited power and authority over the state and its people, with little or no input or representation from the citizens
16. a secret society formed in response to the Stamp Act, which helped to organize protests and resistance against British rule.
17. who remained loyal to the British crown and opposed the movement for independence.
18. a document adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776,
19. a fundamental and often abrupt change in the political, social, or economic structure of a society or nation, usually involving a mass uprising or significant transformation in ideology or governance.
20. Separation of powers refers to the division of a state's government into "______"

1. English philosopher who is considered one of the most important Enlightenment thinkers.
2. form of government in which power is held by the people, either directly or through elected representatives, who have a say in the decisions and policies that affect their lives.
3. principal author of the Declaration of Independence and third president of the United States.
4. the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is a sovereign country located in western Europe.
6. a political protest that occurred in 1773 when American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the Atlantic Ocean.
8. American colonists who supported the rebellion against British rule during the American Revolution.
9. a political system in which supreme authority is vested in the monarch, an individual ruler who functions as head of state.
10. kicked off the American Revolutionary War
13. a principle of democracy in which decisions are made by a vote of the majority of people.
14. American statesman and founding father who played a key role in the American Revolution, and later became the second president of the United States.