| A | B |
|---|
| DIRECT DEMOCRACY | GOVERNMENT WHERE EACH PERSON IN A GROUP VOTES ON ALL MATTERS |
| COLONY | LAND OWNED AND GOVERNED BY OTHER COUNTRIES |
| CONTRACT | WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO OR MORE PEOPLE |
| CHARTER | ANY WRITTEN STATEMENT OF RIGHTS OR PERMISSIONS GRANTED BY A RULER OR GOVERNMENT |
| GOVERNOR | (IN THE COLONIES) SOMEONE CHOSEN BY THE KING TO RULE OVER A COLONY |
| POLITICAL | HAVING TO DO WITH MATTERS OF GOVERNMENT |
| CONFEDERATION | AN AGREEMENT OF FRIENDHSIP BETWEEN STATES: THE FIRST GOVERNMENT OF THE NEW UNTED STATES OF AMERICA WAS SET OUT IN A CONSTITUTION CALLED THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION |
| NATIONAL | HAVING TO DO WITH A WHOLE NATION OR COUNTRY |
| TRADE | THE CARRYING ON OF BUSINESS BETWEEN STATES OR COUNTRIES |
| FEDERAL GOVERNMENT | A FORM OF GOVERNMENT WITH TWO PARTS, A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND STATE GOVERNMENT: STATES HAVE EQUAL POWERS TO EACH OTHER AND HOLD POWERS TO GOVERN THEMSELVS; SOME POWERS ARE GIVEN UP TO THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT |
| UNION | THE JOINING OF STATES INTO ONE U.S. GOVERNMENT |
| CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION | THE MEETING IN 1787 IN PHILADELPHIA TO WRITE A NEW PLAN FOR A U.S. GOVERNMENT |
| COMPROMISE | THE MAKING OF AN AGREEMENT BY EACH SIDE GIVING UP SOMETHING |
| SLAVE | A PERSON WHO CAN BE BOUGHT, SOLD, AND OWNED BY ANOTHER PERSON |
| EXPORT | ANY PRODUCT SENT FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER FOR PURPOSES OF TRADE |
| AMENDMENT | CHANGE OR CORRECTION TO A WRITTEN DOCUMENT |
