| A | B |
|---|
| monarch | a king or queen |
| legislature | a lawmaking body |
| Parliament | the British legislature or lawmaking body |
| precedent | a ruling in an earlier case that was similar |
| common law | a system of law, based on precedent and customs |
| 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 | refuse to buy |
| repeal | cancel |
| delegates | representatives |
| independence | self-reliance and freedom from outside control |
| Constitution | a detailed, written plan for government |
| bicameral | legislature like the English Parliament that is divided into two parts, or houses |
| Confederation | a group of individuals, or individual state governments who band together for a common purpose |
| ratify | approve |
| amend | change |
