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Chapter 4 Vocabulary: The American Colonies and Their Government

Across
a system in which the people govern themselves
someone who does not agree with official or common views
an 18th century philosophical (knowledge) movement in which people began to question how the gov't had absolute control over people and instead began to believe that people should have rights and freedoms
personal freedom
a document in 1215 that limited the power of the monarchy which began the idea of limited government
a system in which the people choose leaders to govern them
crops grown in large amounts to be sold and make a profit
a person who agreed to work for someone else for a certain length of time, in return for passage on a ship, food, shelter, and clothing
a country with a representative democracy
rights that the government cannot take away such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
refuse to buy or sell
Down
the idea that power of the government can no longer be all-powerful
the Pilgrims who came to America in 1620 signed this agreement and then became the first direct democracy in the new American colony of Plymouth, Massachusetts
an agreement in which the people agree to give up some freedom in exchange for the government’s protection of people’s rights
a tax on imported goods
a representative
a type of government in which the people rule
a group of representatives that makes laws
large farms where crops are grown to be sold for a profit
to cancel