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unit 5 vocab words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Revenue | the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods or services related to the company's primary operations |
| Writ of assistance | a general search warrant issued by superior provincial courts to assist the British government in enforcing trade and navigation laws. |
| Effigy | a sculpture or model of a person. |
| Boycott | a protest |
| Repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| rebellion | an outbreak against authority. |
| Propaganda | dissemination of information—facts, arguments, rumours, half-truths, or lies—to influence public opinion. |
| Committee of correspondence | emergency provisional governments set up in the 13 American colonies in response to British policies leading up to the Revolutionary War |
| Minuteman | a small hand-picked elite force which were required to be highly mobile and able to assemble quickly |
| Loyalist | American colonists who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolutionary War, |
| Patriot | a person who loves his or her country and is ready to boldly support and defend it |
| Petition | a formal written request made to an official person or body |
| Preamble | sets the stage for the Constitution |
| Resolution | the act or an instance of resolving. |