A

Abolitionism:

The belief that measures should be taken to end slavery.

Absolutism:

A system in which one person—usually a king or queen—rules without any kind of restrictions on his or her actions.

Agent:

A person who conducts business on another's behalf.

Allegiance:

Loyalty to king, country, or a cause.

Articles of Confederation:

An agreement among the thirteen original states, approved in 1781, that provided a loose form of government before the present Constitution went into effect in 1789.

Artillery:

The science of using guns; a group of gunners in an army; or the weapons themselves, especially cannons that throw bombs across a battlefield.

Assemblies:

One of the names used by the colonies for their lawmaking bodies.

B

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