The American Revolution - Crossword Puzzle

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