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Ch.5 British tax
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prohibted | To stop or ban from something |
| revenue | total amount of income by sales or goods. |
| writs of assistance | A writ of assistance is a legal document that authorizes law enforcement to search for smuggled goods or to evict someone from property. Historical use |
| violated | break or fail to comply with |
| resolution | a firm decision to do or not to do something. |
| effigies | a sculpture or model of a person. |
| boycott | to engage or have dealings with person or someone |
| repeal | revoke or annul (a law or congressional act). |
| rebellion | go against leader |
| ocupy | keep company |
| encounter | unexcpectdly meet |
| propaganda | information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view: |
| committee of correspondence | The committees of correspondence were a collection of American political organizations that sought to coordinate opposition to British Parliament and, later, support for American independence during the American Revolution |
| minutemen | Minutemen were members of the organized New England colonial militia companies trained in weaponry, tactics, and military strategies during the American Revolutionary War. |
| approached | get near or closer |
| so-called | used to show that you think a word that is used to describe someone or something is not suitable or not correct: |
| loyalists | loyal to the British after war |
| patriot | people who fight for their country |
| advocate | a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy: |
| reconciliation | the restoration of friendly relations: |
| renounce | formally declare one's abandonment of (a claim, right, or possession): |
| animosities | strong hostility |
| infallibly | . Incapable of erring |
| torrents | a strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid: |
| petition | a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority with respect to a particular cause: |
| discipline | the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience: |
| debate | a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward: |
| preamble | a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction: |
| status | the relative social, professional, or other standing of someone or something: |
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