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unit 5 vocab words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| revenue | incoming money from taxes or other sources |
| writ of assistance | court document allowing sutoms 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 or force acceptance of one's terms. |
| repeal | to cancel an act or law |
| rebellion | open defiance of authority |
| prepaganda | ideas or infromation intentionally spread to harm or help a cause |
| comittee of correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas and infromation through the colonies. |
| minuteman | during revolutionary ear, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute's notice |
| loyalist | American coloniest who remained loyal to britian and opposed the wat for independence. |
| patriot | American coloniest who favored american independence. |
| petition | a formal request |
| preamble | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |