| A | B |
|---|
| Bicameral | A two house legislature |
| Checks and Balances | Ensures that no branch is too powerful |
| Caucuses | Meeting held by political parties to prepare for election |
| Congress | Legislative branch was central authority under Articles of Confederation |
| Continental Army | Patriot forces that fought against British |
| Electoral College | Presidential electors that vote for President and Vice-President |
| Guerrilla Warfare | Hit-and-Run war technique |
| Hessions | Mercenaries that fought for British for money |
| Judicial Branch | Court system |
| Legislative Branch | Lawmaking branch of government |
| Executive | Enforces the laws led by President |
| Loyalist | Colonist that supported British and thought unfair taxes was not a reason the rebellion |
| National Debt | Amount a nation owes |
| Partriots | Colonist that wanted to fight the British for Independence |
| Partisan | A person favoring one side of a political issue |
| Privateers | Merchant warships that made up US Navy |
| Propaganda | News that is used to persuade others like the Boston Massacre |
| Writ of Assistance | Used to search a colonist house by British customs officers |
