Across
- 1. a new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land
- 2. a person who is required to defend himself or herself in a legal action
- 3. a message that stated the Western Hemisphere was no longer open to European colonization
- 5. Washington warned of threats to the nation’s future
- 6. a policy of not choosing sides in a dispute or war between other countries
- 7. a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
- 8. a closing off of an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out
- 11. the branch of government that makes the laws
- 14. a formal listing of the basic rights of US citizens
- 16. the branch that interprets the laws
- 17. giving testimony that can be used against oneself
- 18. a policy of avoiding political or military agreements with other countries
Down
- 1. the system that allows each branch of government to lia policy of not choosing sides in a dispute or war between other countries
- 4. the branch of government that carries out the laws
- 9. a government order that forbids trade with another country
- 10. a country governed by elected representatives
- 12. the crime of encouraging rebellion against the government
- 13. to refuse to recognize a federal law
- 15. a revolt by farmers in 1794 against an excise tax on whiskey
- 17. the business of capturing, transporting, and selling people as slaves