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Unit 5 vocab words
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. |
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 or correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies. |
minuteman | during Revolutionary era,civilian 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. |