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- 4. or relating to Great Britain or the United Kingdom, or to its people or language.
- 5. person who remains loyal to the established ruler or government, especially in the face of a revolt.
- 6. Locke,The English philosopher and political theorist John Locke (1632-1704) laid much of the groundwork for the Enlightenment and made central contributions to the development of liberalism.
- 9. fact or state of being independent
- 14. legislature similar to parliament in other nations and states.
- 16. act,The Tea Act was the final straw in a series of unpopular policies and taxes imposed by Britain on her American colonies.
- 17. particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time
- 20. papers, A collection of essays written under the pseudonym “publics” by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, addressed to “The People of the State of New York,” first published in New York City newspapers between October 1787 and August 1788.
- 22. act,a law passed by the British Parliament in 1764 raising duties on foreign refined sugar imported by the colonies so as to give British sugar growers in the West Indies a monopoly on the colonial market.
- 23. of various legislative or governing bodies, in particular
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- 1. surrender to American forces at the Battle of Saratoga marked a turning point in the Revolutionary War
- 2. tea party,Colonists boarded vessels in Boston harbor and threw the cargoes of tea into the water in protest at the imposition of a tax on tea by the British Parliament,
- 3. of rights,the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship
- 7. compromise,The Connecticut Compromise was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
- 8. advocate or supporter of federalism
- 10. jersey plan,unsuccessfully proposed at the Constitutional Convention, providing for a single legislative house with equal representation for each state.
- 11. settler in or inhabitant of a colony
- 12. sense,good sense and sound judgment in practical matters
- 13. rebellion,was an armed uprising that took place in central and western Massachusetts in 1786 and 1787.
- 15. act,an act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents
- 18. person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors
- 19. historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution
- 20. republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
- 21. Madison,James Madison (1751-1836) was a founding father of the United States and the fourth American president, serving in office from 1809 to 1817.