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Unit 5 v Vocab Words
Term | Definition |
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Revenue | the money generated from normal business operations, calculated as the average sales price times the number of units sold. |
write of assistance | a general search warrant issued by superior provincial courts to assist the British government in enforcing trade and navigation |
Resolution | a firm decision to do or not do something |
Effigy | roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger. |
boycott | withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest. |
Repeal | revoke or annul (a law or congressional act). |
Rebellion | an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler. |
propaganda | information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. |
Committee of correspondence | Committees of correspondence were longstanding institutions that became a key communications system during the early years of the American Revolution |
minuteman | a member of a class of American militiamen who volunteered to be ready for service at a minute's notice. |
loyalist | one who is or remains loyal especially to a political cause, party, government, or sovereign. |
Patriot | Patriot |
petition | a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority with respect to a particular cause. |
preamble | a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction. |