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3. representatives from each of the thirteen colonies who participated in writing the Decleration of Independence
4. liberty: a person's to be free and independent
6. an agreement made by the people to establish a government and followed by its laws
7. age of reason"; a period in history when many began to believe that education was the key to understanding and solving societies problems
9. having an effect, or impact on peoples actions or behavior.
10. laws passed by government to government to protect natural rights

1. the structure of governments that divides the power and responsibilities of government between three branches from montesquieu
2. an agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the government
5. a principal that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches
8. the belief that individuals are born with basic rights that cannot be taken away by governments, life, liberty, and property