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Unit 5 Vocab words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Revenue | incoming money |
| Writ of assistance | legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled |
| Resolution | a formal expression of opinion |
| Effigy | rag figure representing an unpopular individual |
| Boycott | to refuse to buy items from a particular country |
| Repeal | to cancel an act or law |
| Rebellion | an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler |
| Propaganda | ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion |
| Committee of correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas through the colonies |
| Minuteman | companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute's notice |
| Loyalist | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| Patriot | American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won |
| Petition | a formal request |
| Preamble | the introduction to a formal document, especially the constitution |