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Unit 5 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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resolution | An official expression of opinion by group |
Boycott | To refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of ones term. |
Effigy | A mocking figure representing an unpopular individual |
Repeal | To cancel an act or law. |
Rebellion | Open defiance of authority |
propaganda | Ideas or information intentionally to harm or help a cause. |
Committee of corresponding | An organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies. |
Minuteman | During the revolution era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minutes notice. |
Loyalist | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence. |
Patriot | American colonists who favored American independence |
Petition | A formal request |
Preamble | The introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |