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independence vocab
Term | Definition |
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Revenue | a type of income to pay the troops |
writ of assistance | documents that allowed police to look almost everywhere |
revolution | an official expression of opinion by a group |
boycott | to refuse to buy items in order to to show disapproval |
repeal | to cancel a act or law |
resolution | a formal expression of opinion |
effigies | figures made to look like unpopular tax collectors |
rebillion | a rejection a British authority |
propaganda | idea or information to harm others |
committee of correspondence | a organization that spreads political ideas and information through colonies |
minutemen | civilian sworn to be ready to fight with 1 minute notice |
loyalist | American colonist who remained loyal to Britain |
patriot | American colonist who favored American independence |
petition | a formal request |
preamble | introduction |