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Unit 5 Vocab words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 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 or an act or law |
| Rebellion | open defiance of authority |
| Propaganda | A formal request for government action |
| Committee of correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas |
| Minuteman | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |
| Loyalist | american colonist who remained loyal to britain and opposed war for independence |
| Patriot | American colonist who favored American independence |
| Petition | principals and laws of a nation |
| Preamble | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |