Vocabulary
Across
- 2. Review Power of the Supreme Court to say whether any federal, state, or local law or government action goes against the Constitution.
- 5. Relating to the national government
- 6. A person who sought the end of slavery in the United states in the early and mid-1800’s.
- 9. To refuse to buy items in order to protest or to force acceptance of one’s terms.
- 12. A formal or official meeting.
- 13. College - (in the US) A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president.
- 16. To officially leave an organization.
- 20. A military force made of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in emergencies.
- 24. An intellectual and scientific movement of the 1700’s, that often ran against religion.
- 25. The highest law-making body in England.
- 31. Actions that keep a country from communicating and trading with other nations. Bounty - Reward or payment.
- 34. Incoming money from taxes or other sources.
- 35. A member of a class of American militiamen who volunteered to be ready for service at a minute's notice.
- 38. (in the US) A group of advisors to a president
- 39. A deadly contagious viral disease, with fever and pustules
- 42. A large farm with cheap labor.
- 43. An unfair opinion that isn’t based on facts.
- 44. The permanent movement of people into a country fro other countries.
- 45. A paid soldier who serves in the armed forces of a foreign country.
- 47. A member of a small group taking part in irregular or sly fighting, typically against larger regular forces. They use hit and run tactics.
- 48. To change or revise.
Down
- 1. Extreme shortage of food.
- 3. Having the power to make laws.
- 4. The ability to accept and respect different views or behaviors.
- 7. A sword-like stabbing blade that may be fixed to the muzzle of a rifle for use in hand-to-hand fighting.
- 8. A person who is running from legal authority.
- 10. A farmer who owns a small farm.
- 11. Farming Farming that produces just enough to meet immediate needs.
- 14. of Correspondence An organization that spread political ideas and information through Britain’s American colonies.
- 15. A detailed written plan for a government, with basic laws that support a government
- 17. Highly developed society
- 18. An American colonist who favored American independence.
- 19. A strong sense of devotion to one’s country.
- 21. A settlement of a dispute reached by each side giving up some of what it wants to reach an agreement.
- 22. A place to store weapons and military equipment.
- 23. A building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour to make food such as bread.
- 26. Destiny The belief in the United States during the 1800s that the country must extend its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean.
- 27. Ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause.
- 28. A plantation manager.
- 29. Open defiance of authority.
- 30. The right to vote.
- 32. A partnership; system in which countries agree to defend each other or to advance common causes.
- 33. To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office.
- 36. A people’s shared values, beliefs, traditions, and behaviors.
- 37. A tax on imports, usually used in order to improve local trade
- 40. An American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
- 41. Crop - A crop raised for sale in markets such as tobacco or cotton.
- 46. A group of people, who leave their native country for a new land to settle, but stay connected to the parent nation.