Lesson 8 Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. the part of the government that makes the laws.
  2. 3. to formally discuss an issue
  3. 8. a course of action taken by a government
  4. 9. Rights rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law
  5. 10. a formal, written request made to an official person or organization
  6. 11. of Independence the document written to declare the American colonies as an independent nation, free from British rule
  7. 12. to put in place by authority, such as a law, tax, or punishment
  8. 13. someone chosen or elected to speak, vote, or act on behalf of a larger group of people.
  9. 14. a person who is chosen to speak, act, or make decisions for a larger group of people.
Down
  1. 1. basic
  2. 4. to express ideas or feelings in a way that is moving and well-spoken
  3. 5. Sense a pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonists to support independence.
  4. 6. eager young colonial fighters in America who trained to be ready for battle at a minute's notice during the American Revolution.
  5. 7. the group of politicians in London who made the laws and collected taxes for the entire British Empire.
  6. 12. freedom from control by another government or country