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independance vocab
Term | Definition |
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revenue | incoming money from taxes or other sources |
writ of assistance | court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods |
resolution | an official expression of opinion by a group |
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 |
effigy | a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual |
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 encounter a sudden, often information through the colonies |
encounter | a sudden, often information through the colonies violent clash |
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 | a formal request |
discipline | the ability to follow strict rules and procedures |
debate a discussion of opposing points of view | a discussion of opposing points of view |
preamble | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |