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independence 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 | resolution—a formal expression of opinion—declaring that it had "the only and sole exclusive right and power to lay taxes" on its citizens. |
Effigy | a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual |
Boycott | to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force |
Repeal | to cancel an act or law |
Rebellion | rebellion—a rejection of British authority. |
Propaganda | information designed to influence opinion. |
Committee of correspondence | a group used in earlier protests. |
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 |