| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Allegiance | loyalty |
| Citizenship | being a citizen |
| Constitution of the United States | plan of government written by the Founding Fathers |
| Declaration of Independence | document stating the 13 colonies would be a sovereign nation & not under control of Great Britain |
| Democracy | government rules by the people |
| Founding Fathers | leaders in estabilishing the United States |
| Government | group of people who make rules for the nation |
| Independent | free to govern itself |
| Nation | large group of people in an area who are organized under one government |
| Natural citizen | any person born in the United States or whose parents are U.S. citizens |
| Natural rights | right to life, liberty, own property |
| Naturalized citizen | a person who was born in another country but became a citizen after moving to the United States |
| Represent | speak for |
| Republic | nation in which citizens elect eople to represent them in the government |
| Revolutionary War | war for independence from Great Britain |
| Sovereign | self-governing |
| Unite | join together |
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