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