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Unit 5 Vocab Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| incoming money from taxes or other sources | Revenue |
| court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods | Writ of assistance |
| an official expression of opinion by a group | Resolution |
| a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual | Effigy |
| boycott to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms | Boycott |
| to cancel an act or law | Repeal |
| open defiance of authority | Rebellion |
| ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause | Propaganda |
| an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies | Committee of correspondence |
| during Revolutionary era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute's notice | Minuteman |
| American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence | Loyalist |
| American colonist who favored American independence | Patriot |
| a formal request | Petition |
| the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written | Preamble |