Across
- 3. the government or controlling power
- 5. breaking an established rule or law
- 8. to put in place by authority, such a law, tax, or punishment
- 9. to place limits or controls on something
- 10. to take back, or to cancel, a law
- 11. the unjust use of government power. A ruler who uses power in this way is called a tyrant.
- 12. basic
- 14. a formal, written request made to an official person or organization
- 15. a nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as fighting a war
- 16. to formally discuss an issue
- 17. very important or necessary
- 18. rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law
- 19. a pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonists to support independence
Down
- 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
- 3. the struggle of the colonies in North America to gain their independence from Great Britain
- 4. freedom from control by another government or country
- 6. a course of action taken by a government
- 7. to continue to keep
- 13. to refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source. An organized refusal by many people is also called a boycott.