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independence Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| revenue | income |
| writs of assistance | documents that allow officers to search almost anywhere |
| effigies | stuffed figures |
| 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 |
| rebellion | a rejection to British authority |
| proganda | ideas or information intentionally spread to help or harm a cause |
| committee of correspondence | an organization that's spreads political ideas and information through the colonies |
| minuteman | during revolutionary era civilians sworn to be ready to fight with only one minutes notice |
| loyalist | American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and apposed the war for independence |
| Patriot | American colonist who favored American independence |
| petition | a formula request |
| Preamble | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |