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Unit 5 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Revenue | incoming money form taxes or other sources |
| Writ of assistance | court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggles 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 ones terms |
| repeal | to cancel an act of law |
| rebellion | open defiance of authority |
| propaganda | ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause |
| Committee of Correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies |
| Minuteman | during the revolutionary era civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute notice |
| Loyalist | American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| Patriot | american colonist who favored american independence |
| Petition | a formal request |