| A | B |
|---|
| colonists | people who settle in a new territory as citizens of their mother country |
| independence | freedom |
| affirm | confirm or certify |
| unalienable | unable to be taken away |
| national | referring to the entire country |
| statute | a written law |
| structure | something made up of different parts held together in a particular way |
| consent | permission |
| representative | someone who is chosen to act and/or speak for a large group |
| grievances | complaints |
| consent of the governed | people give the government its power by giving their permission to be ruled |
| limited government | the government is limited and cannot do whatever it wants |
| rule of law | all government officials must follow the same laws that citizens follow |
| democracy | a government in which the people rule |
| representative government | a government in which people choose their leaders who make many decisions on their behalf |
