| A | B |
|---|
| Monarch | A king or queen |
| Legislature | A lawmaking body |
| Parliament | The British legislature |
| Precedent | A ruling in an earlier case in court that was similar |
| Common Law | Rests on court decisions rather than regulations written by lawmakers |
| Colony | A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere |
| Charter | A written document granting land and the authority to set up colonial governments |
| Compact | An agreement, or contract, among a group of people |
| Mercantilism | The theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys |
| Boycott | To refuse to buy |
| Repeal | To cancel |
| Delegates | Representatives |
| Independence | Self reliance and freedom from outside control |
| Constitution | A detailed, written plan for government |
| Bicameral | Divided into two parts, or houses |
| Confederation | A group of individuals who band together for a common purpose |
| Ratify | Approve |
| Amend | To change |
