History
Across
- 1. a formal, written request made to an official person or organization
- 3. The government or controlling power
- 5. freedom from control by another government or country
- 6. To place limits or controls on something
- 7. a nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as fighting a war
- 9. To take back, or to cancel, a law
- 10. To refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source. An organized refusal by many people is also called a boycott.
- 12. to express ideas or feelings in a way that is moving and well-spoken
- 13. To continue to keep
- 15. to put in place by authority, such a law, tax, or punishment
- 16. basic
- 18. of Independence: the document written to declare the American colonies as an independent nation, free from British rule
- 21. a course of action taken by a government.
Down
- 2. The unjust use of government power. A ruler who uses power in this way is called a tyrant.
- 4. to formally discuss an issue
- 8. A small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency
- 11. army: the American army during the American Revolution
- 14. breaking an established rule or law
- 17. Revolution:the struggle of the colonies in North America to gain their independence from Great Britain
- 19. rights:rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law
- 20. very important or necessary