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Unit 5 Vocabulary
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 show disapproval or force acceptance of ones 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 the colonies. |
Minuteman | A civilian during the Revolutionary era, sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute’s notice |
Loyalist | American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence. |
Patriot | American colonist who favored American independence. |
Petition | A formal request. |
Preamble | The introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written. |