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Unit 5 Vocab Words
Term | Definition |
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Revenue | Incoming money from taxes or other sources. |
Writ of assistance | 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 protest or to 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 Britain's American colonies. |
Minuteman | A civilian during Revolutionary era who was ready to fight with only one minutes notice. |
Loyalist | An American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence. |
Patriot | American colonist who favored american independence. |
Petition | A formal request for government action. |
Preamble | The introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written. |