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Unit 5 Vocab Words
Term | Definition |
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Revenue | Incoming money from taxes or other sources |
Writ of assistance | court document allowing customs officers to enter any locations 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 an item in order to protest or to force acceptance of ones terms |
Repeal | to cancel an act or law |
Rebellion | open defiance of authority |
Propaganda | ideas or information intentionally spread to hard or help a cause |
Committee of correspondence | an organization hat spread political ideas and information through Britain american colonies. |
Minuteman | a civilian during revolution era who was ready to fight with only one minute notice. |
Loyalist | an american colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence. |
Patriot | american colonist who favored american independence. |
Petition | a formal request for government actions. |
Preamble | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written. |