The American Revolution - Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 3. a right that cannot be taken away
- 6. an American colonist who supported the right of the American colonies to govern themselves
- 9. the practice of spying to obtain information
- 10. the legislative body of England and later, Great Britain
- 12. a protest that involves refusing to buy goods
- 13. an intellectual movement that emphasized the use of reason to examine previously accepted beliefs
- 14. the document declaring freedom from Britain (adopted July 4, 1776)
- 15. a military force made up of local citizens to help protect their town, land,or nation
Down
- 1. unjust rule by an absolute ruler
- 2. the 1774 meeting of representatives from all American colonies to decide on a response to the Intolerable Acts
- 4. a group of leaders in the American colonies who meet to address the problem British tyranny, declared independence in 1776, and led the US though the American Revolution
- 5. an American colonist who supported Britain during the American Revolution
- 7. the policy of the British government to not strictly enforce its colonial policies
- 8. an objection or reason to complain
- 11. rights a person is born with