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Chapter 6 Vocab
Cram all of this into your head in 3-5 minutes!
Term | Definition |
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revenue | incoming money from taxes or other sources |
writ of assistance | a court document 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 in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one’s terms |
repeal | to cancel an act or law |
rebellion | open defiance of authority |
propaganda | ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause |
committee of correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies |
civil disobedience | the use of nonviolent protests to challenge a government or its laws |
minuteman | during Revolutionary era, a civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute’s notice |
Loyalist | an American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
Patriot | an American colonist who favored American independence |
advocate | a supporter |
reconciliation | settlement, understanding |
renounce | to give up, to abandon |
animosity | hostility, ill will, hatred |
infallibly | without fail |
torrent | fast-moving liquid |
petition | a formal request |
discipline | the ability to follow strict rules and procedures |
preamble | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |