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American Revolution
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Writs of Assistance | Document that allowed the British to search anywhere at anytime |
| Boycott | Refuse to buy |
| Effigies | Stuffed figures made to look like unpopular tax collectors |
| Rebellion | rejecting authority |
| Revolution | fighting against authority, usually a government over a short period of time |
| militia | a military made up of of everyday citizens |
| Propaganda | information spread to intentionally spread harm or or help a cause |
| minutemen | a civilian during the Revolutionary era who was ready to fight in a minute's notice |
| Loyalists | an american colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| Patriots | american colonist who favored American independence |
| skirmish | small fights that were not planned |