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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 items in order to protest or to force to acceptance one's 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 Britain american colonies |
| Minuteman | a civilian during revolutionary era who was ready to fight with one minute's 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 |