Joylianis crossword puzzle

2. freedom from disturbance; tranquility.
5. a holder of a public, civil, or ecclesiastical office.
6. a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe.
8. a nationwide competition or tournament.
9. a card game resembling solo whist.
13. a hot drink made by infusing the dried crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water.
14. an organized military force equipped for fighting on land.
16. the fact or state of being independent.
17. a type of tobacco grown and manufactured in Virginia.
20. a commander of an army, or an army officer of very high rank.
23. XVI-the last King of France
24. the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.

1. express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing.
3. the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
4. shelter or hide (a criminal or wanted person).
7. a village in SE Virginia:
10. Act required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies.
11. a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state.
12. the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.
15. -argue about (a subject), especially in a formal manner.
18. a group with a certain equality between its members.
19. the armed forces of a country.
21. the power or scope to act as one pleases.
22. 4th-the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence,