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chapter 6 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| revenue | incoming money from taxes or other sources |
| writ of assistance | a court document allowing custom officers to enter any location search smuggles goods |
| Prohibit | prevent/forbid |
| resolution | offical expression of opinion by a group |
| effigy | mocking figure representing an unpopular individual |
| boycott | refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms |
| repeal | cancel an act or law |
| violate | disregard or go against |
| rebellion | open defiance of authority |
| Propaganda | ideas/information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause |
| committee of correspondence | organization that spread political ideas and information though the colonies |
| occupy | move into and take control of a place, especially by force |
| encounter | a sudden, often violent |
| Civil disobedience | the use of non violent protests to challenge a government or its laws |
| Minuteman | a civilian ready to fight with only one minute notice |
| approach | draw near to something |
| loyalist | an American colonist who remained loyal to the Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| patriot | American colonist that favored American independence |
| so-called | known as |
| petition | a formal request |
| discipline | the ability to follow strict rules and procedures |
| Debate | a discussion of opposing points of view |
| preamble | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |
| status | rank or place compared to others |
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