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Unit 5 Vocab Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 an item in order to protest or to force acceptance of one's term |
| Repeal | To cancel an act or law |
| Rebellion | Open defiance or 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 |