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Vetter Chapter 5
Vocabulary study tool
Term | Definition |
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revenue | incoming money from taxes or other sources. |
writs of assistance | court documents allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods. |
resolution | an official expression of opinion by a group. |
effigy | a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual. |
boycott | to refuse to buy items as a protest. |
rebellion | open defiance of authority. |
propaganda | ideas or information spread to harm or help a cause. |
committee of correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies. |
minutemen | civilian soldiers who boasted they could be ready to fight with only one minute's notice. |
Loyalists | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence. |
Patriots | American Colonists who favored American independence. |
petition | a formal request. |
preamble | The introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written. |