| A | B |
|---|
| commerce | buying and selling of goods |
| confederation | loose alliance of states |
| executive | one person in government with administrative authority |
| legislature | responsible for making laws in colonies |
| federal | relating to a central government |
| sovereignty | supreme authority and power to conduct foreign affairs |
| term of office | how long congressmen can stay in office |
| territory | possessions of the United States that were not yet States |
