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