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| Before the American Revolution, thirteen colonies were governed by England. |
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| A government where its people have a say by voting in how it is run. |
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| People who went over land and over the ocean in order to explore unknown region. |
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| the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the Separatists, sometimes referred to as the "Saints", fleeing from religious persecution by King James of England. |
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| a group of people sent to another country to spread their religious ideas and also where they stay |
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| A person who left England in search of freedom to practice his or her religion without problems from the government |
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| The member of a Christian faith that believe in non-violence and a simple way to live. They moved from England to settle in the colony of Pennsylvania. |
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| A statement before a main document that explains the purpose of the document. |
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| How what is for sale is related to who wants to buy it. |
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| A native American group that lived in Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia. |
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| The war of the American colonists against England for independence |
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| is a system of basic laws and principles that defines the rights of American citizens and sets limits on what the government can and cannot do. |
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| ancient civilizations of North and South America |
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| North and South America were inhabited by large and complicated civilizations long before the European explorers travelled west to find these new lands. |
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| North America, South America, Eurasia, Antartica, Australia, Africa |
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| distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes. |
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| distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes. |
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| Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic |
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