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Independence Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Revenue | Incoming money from taxes |
| Writ of Assistance | Court document that allowed customs officers to search for smuggled goods/contraband |
| Resolution | Official expression of opinion by group |
| Effigy | A mocking figure representing an unpopular person |
| Boycott | to refuse to buy items or use services in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of ones terms |
| Repeal | To cancel an act or law |
| Rebellion | Open defiance of authority |
| Propaganda | Ideas or information intentionally spread to either harm or help a cause |
| Committee of corrospondance | Organization that spread political ideas and information through colonies |
| Minuteman | during revolutionary era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight at a minutes notice |
| Loyalist | American colonist that 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. |