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Independence Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 | an official expression of opinion by a group |
| Effigy | a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual |
| 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 | open defiance of authority |
| Propaganda | ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause |
| Comittee of Correspon | an organization that spread |
| Minuteman | during Revolutionary era civillian sworn to be ready to fight with only one's minutes notice |
| Patriot | american colonist who favored american independence |
| Loyalist | American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| Petition | a formal request |
| Preamble | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |