Unit 4 vocabulary Crossword

To refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source.
Law that banned British settlement west of the Appalachian mountains and ordered settlers to leave the upper Ohio river valley
A small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency
A series of harsh laws passed by the British parliament to punish Massachusetts for the Boston tea part
Colonists who are chose to fight for independence from Great Britain
A formal, written request made to an official person or organization
Colonists who chose to side with the British
Rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law
Freedom from control by another government or country
The unjust use of government power. A ruler who uses power in this way is called a tyrant
The gathering of colonial leaders who were deeply troubled about the relationship between Great Britain and its colonies in America
A pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many Americans colonists to support independence
The document written to declare the American colonies as an independent nation, free from British rule
An act passed by parliament which stated that Great Britain had the power to make laws for the colonies