History Crossword

3. to formally discuss an issue
4. a formal, written request made to an official person or organization
6. a course of action taken by a government
8. to supply or make available
10. a pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonists to support independence
11. a system of government in which the power to govern belongs to the people
14. the chance that something will happen
15. rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law
16. the government or controlling power
17. a nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as fighting a war
18. a violent attempt to resist or overthrow the government or another authority
21. Revolution the struggle of the colonies in North America to gain their independence from Great Britain
22. basic

1. a small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency
2. to express ideas or feelings in a way that is moving and well-spoken
5. to put in place by authority, such a law, tax, or punishment
7. to refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source. An organized refusal by many people is also called a boycott.
9. an overall plan, such as for winning a war
12. to take back, or to cancel, a law
13. very important or necessary
19. freedom from control by another government or country
20. the American army during the American Revolution