Across
- 3. a system of government in which the power to govern belongs to the people
- 4. to change in order to adjust to a new condition or environment
- 9. he “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society
- 11. to grant permission for something
- 12. basic
- 14. the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments
- 15. a formal document issued by the king that outlined a colony’s geographic boundaries and specified how it would be governed
- 17. a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
- 18. a people’s way of life, including beliefs, customs, food, dwellings, and clothing
- 19. to refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source. An organized refusal by many people is also called a boycott
Down
- 1. a new settlement or territory established and governed by a country in another land
- 2. to treat a person or group unfairly
- 3. a person who is required to defend himself or herself in a legal action. An example is an accused person who is put on trial for a crime
- 5. freedom from control by another government or country
- 6. the struggle of the colonies in North America to gain their independence from Great Britain
- 7. a formal listing of the basic rights of people in the United States 14
- 8. time spent not working
- 10. a written agreement signed by two or more parties, which binds those parties to do what is stated in the agreement
- 13. the government or controlling power
- 16. to change a person’s religious beliefs so they accept a different or new religion