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5 vocab words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Revenue | incoming money from taxes or other sources |
| Writ of assistance | court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggle goods |
| Resolution | an official expression of opinion by a group |
| Effigy | a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual |
| Boycott | o refute to buy items in order to show disapproval or force accentuate of ones term |
| Repeal | to cancel an act or law |
| Rebellion | open defiance of authority |
| Propaganda | ideas or information intentionally |
| Committee of correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies |
| Minuteman | during 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 independence |
| Patriot | american colonist who favored american Independence |
| Petition | a formal request |
| Preamble | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |