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Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Smuggle | Importing taxed goods into the country illegally |
| Effigy | Something made of straw burned outside of homes and offices |
| Tory\loyalist | One third of the colonists population who supported king George the III and Britain , people who wanted to stay loyal |
| Petition | A formal written request to someone in power signed by a group of people |
| Boycott | Refuse to buy |
| Repeal | Remove a law |
| Writ of Assistance | A legal document that allowed custom officials to enter a business/home and search for smuggled items without reason |
| Sons of Liberty | Angry colonists who protested, burn effigies, smuggled goods, and prompt colonists to not import English goods |
| Committee of Correspondence | To write letters and pamphlets to protest and arouse the colonists into action |
| Minuteman | Colonists who were ready to battle quickly |
| Militia | Army/military |
| Shot heard "around the world" | A shot fired from a musket that was anonymous at Lexington |
| Patriot | A third of the population who supported the colonists and Boston |
| Tar and feather | Throwing pine tar on the victim and then rolling him in feathers |
| Stamp | A small piece of paper on a paper good indicating that tax was payed |
| Parliament | The British government branch that made all of the taxing decisions and such |
| Representation | Someone speaking for a group to show their sides |
| Tyranny | Cruel government, outlandish |
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