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Independence Vocab
Spirit of Independence Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Revenue | Incoming money from taxes or other sources |
| Writ of Assistance | A court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods |
| Resolution | An official expression of opinion by a 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 an act or 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 Revolutionary era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute's 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 |
| preamble | The introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |