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Independence Vocab
Spirit of Independence Vocab
Term | Definition |
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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 |