Unit 1 Vocabulary

What is a colony?

• A group of states joined together by a formal agreement

• An area controlled and settled by people from another country

• A formal statement

• A representative

What does the word "federal" mean?

• A formal ceremony at the start of a term of office

• A system of government where power is shared between national and other levels of government

• A small booklet with information about a single topic

• A legal promise

What is a pamphlet?

• A formal written request for change

• A small booklet that includes information or ideas about a single topic

• A group of armed citizens prepared for military service

• A government led by a queen or a king

What is the meaning of "liberty"?

• Freedom

• A legal promise

• A representative

• A formal statement

What is a republic?

• A government in which people elect representatives to rule for them

• A formal statement

• A promise made by a government official

• A pillar carved from a single piece of stone

What does "neutral" mean?

• Not helping either side in a conflict

• A formal ceremony at the start of a term of office

• A legal promise

• A representative

What is a "petition"?

• A formal written request for change, signed by many people

• A group of states joined together by a formal agreement

• A government led by a queen or a king

• A small booklet with information about a single topic

What is "self-government"?

• The ability of people to rule themselves and make their own laws

• A formal statement

• A representative

• A legal promise

What is a "monarchy"?

• A government led by a queen or a king

• A formal statement

• A representative

• A legal promise

What is "tax"?

• Money that people pay to the government

• A formal statement

• A representative

• A legal promise