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independance vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| revenue | income |
| writ of assistance | documents that allow officers to search almost anywhere |
| resolution | a formal expression of opinion |
| effigy | stuffed figures |
| boycott | refuse to buy |
| repeal | to cancel |
| rebellion | a rejection of British authority |
| propaganda | information designed to influence opinion |
| committee of correspondence | a group used in earlier protests |
| minutemen | men that would be ready to fight at a minute's notice. |
| loyalists | american colonist who remained loyal to britian and opposed the war to american indepedance |
| patriot | american colonist who favored american independance. |
| petition | formal request |
| preamble | introduction |