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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 a unpopular individual . |
| Boycott | to refuse to buy items in order to protest or to force acceptance for one items. |
| Repeal | to cancel an act or law |
| Rebellion | open defiance of authority |
| Propaganda | ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cuase. |
| Committee of correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas and information through Britians american colonies . |
| Minuteman | a civilian during revolutionary era who was ready to fight in a minutes notice . |
| Loyalist | an american colonist who remained loyal to britian and opposed war for independence. |
| Patriot | An 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. |