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Unit 5 vocab words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Petition | A formal request |
| Revenue | incoming money from taxes or other sources |
| Write of assistance | Court document allowing customs officers to enter any location and search for smuggled goods |
| Resolution | formal opinion |
| Effigy | A mocking figure representing an unpopular individual |
| Boycott | To refuse to buy items in order to protest. |
| Repeal | to cancel and act or law |
| Rebellion | Open defiance of authority |
| Propaganda | The spreading of fake news |
| Committee of correspondence | an organisation that spreads political ideas and information through Britain american colonies |
| Minuteman | A civilian during revolution era who was ready to fight with only one minute notice |
| Loyalist | An american colonist who reminded loyal to britain and apposed the war for independiance |
| Patriot | A american colonist who favored american independence |
| Preamble | The introduction to a fromal document that often tells why the document was written |