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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 ones term. |
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 Britains 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. |