Towards Freedom and Independence

To refuse to buy one or more goods from a certain source. An organized refusal by many people.

The unjust use of government power.

A small army made up of ordinary citizens who are trained to fight in an emergency.

A formal, written request made to an official person or organization.

Rights common to everyone, as opposed to those given by law.

To take back, or to cancel, a law

Freedom from control by another government or country.

The document written to declare the American colonies as an independent nation, free from British rule.