U.S. History Crossword

Prohibited settlers from moving west of the Appalachians.
To refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source,and organized refusal by many people.
A small army made up of ordinary citizens who were trained to fight in an emergency.
Cruel or oppressive government or rule.
Passed by the British parliament declaring its power to legislate for the colonies "in all cases whatsoever".
In 1774 Great Britain's anger led the parliament to pass a new series of laws that were so harsh that many colonists called them Intolerable Acts.
September 1774, some rulers from colonies met in Philadelphia, the meeting brought many colonies most from Britain.
Americans who believed the colonies had the right to govern themselves.
Colonies who felt a deep loyalty to Great Britain.
Freedom of control by another government or country.
A formal written request made to an official person or organization.
A pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonists to support independence.
The document written to declare the American colonists as an independent nation, free from British rule.
Rights common to everyone as opposed to those given by law.