Match the following terms with the correct definition. (5 points) Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse. Coercive Acts Electoral College Declaration of Independence democracy Federalists
1. Coercive Acts - a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party, aimed at punishing the colonists in Massachusetts.
2. Electoral College - a body of electors chosen by the voters in each state to elect the president and vice president of the United States.
3. Declaration of Independence - a document adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, announcing the colonies' separation from Great Britain and the establishment of a new nation, the United States of America.
4. Democracy - a form of government in which power is vested in the people, who either rule directly or through elected representatives.
5. Federalists - a political party in the early United States that advocated for a strong central government and the adoption of the Constitution.