What is consent of the governed

People are the source of any and all governmental power.

What is Inalienable rights

Incapable of being surrendered or taken away

Freedom without restriction from authority

Helping your enemies at war, The crime of trying to overthrow your country’s government.

What is continental army

The Revolutionary War Army, authorized by the Continental Congress in 1775

Representative government

Power is is the hands of representatives who are elected by the people.

Highest legislature of the sovereign, the House of Lords, House of commons

What is no taxation without representation

The idea that it is unfair to tax someone without giving them voice govern

A refusal to buy or use goods and services

What is continental congress

The legislative assembly composed of delegates of the 13 colonies, met A/R

An American colonist who supported the American independence.

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What is revolution
To revolve around a planet
The forceful overthrow of a government by the people in favor of new system
To kill the king
2
What is a loyalist
A colonist of the American revolutionary period who supports the British
A person who doesn’t like the British and over rules them
3
What is consent of the governed
To have no time
To check in with your president about laws
People are the source of any and all governmental power.
4
What is Inalienable rights
A refusal to buy or use good and services
The act of giving up
Incapable of being surrendered or taken away
5
What is liberty
An act of injustice
Incapable of being surrendered or taken away
Freedom without restriction from authority
6
What is treason
To stop attending events such as meetings with the town council
Helping your enemies at war
The crime of trying to overthrow your country’s government.
7
What is continental army
Learning your lessons
The Revolutionary War Army, authorized by the Continental Congress in 1775
The idea that it is unfair to tax someone without giving them
8
Representative government
When a president gives up his place and passes it down
Power is is the hands of representatives who are elected by the people.
All humans have equal rights
9
What is parliament
Highest legislature of the sovereign, the House of Lords, House of commons
The place where the president lives (white house)
An act of refusing to buy good and stoping services
The crime of trying to overthrow government.
10
What is no taxation without representation
To have armed weapons in the kings castle.
To leave without being let to
The idea that it is unfair to tax someone without giving them voice govern
11
What is a boycott
To stop producing band merch
To answer incorrectly
A refusal to buy or use goods and services
12
What is democracy
To leave
To over through the government
Government by the people
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What is continental congress
The legislative assembly composed of delegates of the 13 colonies, met A/R
The revolutionary war army, authorized by the continental congress in 1775
To stop attending school
14
What is a patriot
A person who stands with England
An American colonist who supported the American independence.
A person who believes that everybody should have access to cupcakes

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