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SS- Ch. 5 Vocabulary
Spirit of Independence
Term | Definition |
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revenue | incoming money from taxes or other sources (noun) |
writ of assistance | court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods (noun) |
resolution | an official expression of opinion by a group (noun) |
effigy | a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual (noun) |
boycott | to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one’s terms (verb) |
repeal | to cancel an act or law (verb) |
prohibit | to prevent or forbid (verb) |
violate | to disregard or go against (verb) |
rebellion | open defiance of authority (noun) |
propaganda | ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause (noun) |
committee of correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies (noun) |
occupy | to move into and take control of a place, especially by force encounter a sudden, often violent clash (verb) |
encounter | (noun) a sudden, often violent clash; (verb) to meet, come face to face with |
minuteman | a civilian during the Revolutionary era, sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute’s notice (noun) |
Loyalist | American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence (noun) |
Patriot | American colonist who favored American independence (noun) |
approach | to draw near to something (verb) |
so-called | known as (adjective) |
advocate | (noun) supporter; (verb) to support; to publicly support something |
reconciliation | settlement, understanding (noun) |
renounce | to give up, to abandon (verb) |
animosity | hostility, ill will, hatred (noun) |
infallibly | without fail (adverb) |
torrent | fast-moving liquid (noun) |
petition | a formal request (noun) |
preamble | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written (noun) |
discipline | the ability to follow strict rules and procedures (noun) |
debate | a discussion of opposing points of view (noun) |
status | rank or place as compared to others (noun) |