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8th Chap 5 Vocab
The Road to Independence
Question | Answer |
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revenue | incoming money |
writ of assistance | legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled |
resolution | a formal expression of opinion |
effigy | rag figure representing an unpopular individual |
boycott | to refuse to buy items from a particular country |
nonimportation | the act of not importing or using certain goods |
repeal | to cancel an act or law |
propaganda | ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion |
committee of correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas through the colonies |
militia | a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies |
minutemen | companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute's notice |
Loyalist | American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
Patriot | American colonist who was determined to fight the British until American independence was won |
petition | a formal request |
preamble | the introduction to a formal document, especially the Constitution |