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PUZZLE #2 - FREEDOM

IN-CONTEXT WORD DEFINITIONS

autonomy: The ability to govern oneself and make independent decisions. The self-rule the colonies sought when they broke away from British authority on July 4, 1776.

charter: A written document that grants rights or establishes rules for government. An early written guarantee of rights that helped shape the American tradition of governing by documented law.

constitution: The supreme written framework of laws and rights for the United States. The enduring framework that protects the freedoms Americans celebrate each Independence Day.

liberation: The act of gaining freedom from control oppression or captivity. The freeing of the colonies from colonial rule that the Fourth of July commemorates.

democracy: A system of government in which people choose their leaders through voting. The government of the people that independence made possible, exercised through free elections.

equality: The principle that all people deserve the same rights and fair treatment. A founding ideal of the republic honored alongside liberty during national celebrations.

franchise: The legal right to vote in public elections. The voting right that lets free citizens shape their government and uphold the republic.

protest: A public expression of disagreement used to demand change or defend rights. A protected form of expression that has advanced freedom throughout American history from the Revolution onward.

revolution: A major overthrow or transformation of a government such as the American Revolution. The uprising that won independence and gave the holiday its meaning.

rights: Freedoms and legal protections belonging to people and citizens. The liberties the founders declared for all and that Americans honor on the Fourth of July.

sovereignty: The authority of a nation or people to govern themselves independently. The independence of the United States as a self-governing nation, the very idea behind the holiday.

Secret Word: The act of gaining freedom from control oppression or captivity. The freeing of the colonies from colonial rule that the Fourth of July commemorates.