| A | B |
|---|
| control | VERB - have power over someone or something else |
| protest | VERB - say or do something to show that you disagree with something or think it's unfair |
| destroy | VERB - damage something very badly so it can't be used again; ruin |
| representative | NOUN - a person who is voted for or chosen to do things and speak for other people |
| supplies | PLURAL NOUN - the things you need for something |
| agree (with) | VERB - to have the same idea or opinion about something |
| convince | VERB - make someone feel sure that something is good or true |
| discussion | NOUN - a conversation about something |
| official | ADJECTIVE - approved by the government or important people |
| obey | VERB - to do what you are supposed to do according to the law or someone in power |
| colony | a country or area that's controlled by another country |
| not... anymore | no longer; something happened or was true in the past, but not now |
| trade | buy, sell, or exchange products, especially between countries |
| Colonists | Europeans who came to live in North American colonies |
| upset | worried, angry, or unhappy |
| must | need to; necessary |
| tax | money you pay to the government |
| decide | make a choice or judgment about something |
| harbor | a safe place for ships to load, unload, etc. |
| wear | to have clothes on your body |
| prepare | get ready |
| revolution | a big change in how a country is governed, sometimes using violence or war |
| liberty | freedom |
| leader | a person in control of a group, country, situation, etc |
| give up | quit; stop trying to do something |
| battle | a fight between two armies |
| eventually | after a long time |
| sailor | someone who works on a ship |
| soldier | someone who is in the army |
| hurt | injured; in pain |
| sign | write your name on a document to show that you agree with it |
| Boston Tea Party | Colonists threw a shipment of tea into the water to protest British taxes, 1773 |
| First Continental Congress | a meeting where colonists began to plan revolution, 1774 |
| Declaration of Independence | the document that said the colonists wanted to be free from England, 1776 |
| Revolutionary War | the war between the American Colonies and England, 1775 to 1783 |
| Independence Day | celebrated July 4th because the U.S. colonists declared themselves independent on this day by signing the Declaration on Independence |
| Constitutional Convention | the meeting where leaders wrote the Constitution, 1787 |
| secret | not public; known only by a few people |
| details | facts or pieces of information |
| Constitution | the document that describes how the government works; the highest law of the land |
| the rest of | the others; the remaining ones |
| accept | agree to a plan or idea that someone proposes |
| Federalist Papers | a group of 85 letters supporting the new U.S. Constitution, 1787 |
| We the People... | the first 3 words of the U.S. Constitution |
| self-government | political independence |
| branch | a part of something (like a tree branch) |
| legislative branch | the Congress - makes the laws |
| executive branch | the president, vice president and Cabinet - make sure people follow the laws |
| judicial branch | the courts - decides about the meaning of laws |
| Congress | the House and the Senate |
| Cabinet | a group of advisors to the President |
| follow the law | OPPOSITE of break the law |
| Supreme Court | the most important court in the U.S. |
| amendment | a change to a document (formal) |
| Bill of Rights | the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee citizens' rights |
| freedom of speech | the legal right to say what you want without government control |
| freedom of religion | the legal right to choose your religion |
| specific | particular |
