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Unit 5 vocab Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Revenue | Incoming money |
| Writ of assistance | Court documents 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 indiviual |
| Boycott | to refuse to buy ones items in order to protest 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 spreads political ideas and information through Britain's American colonies. |
| Minuteman | a civilian during the revolutionary era who was ready to fight with only a miners notice. |
| Loyalist | an American colonists who remained loyal to Britan and apposed a war for independance |
| Patriot | an American colonists who favored American freedom |
| Petition | a formal request of govenment action |
| Preamble | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written. |