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chapter 5 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prohibit | to prevent or forbid verb |
| revenue | incoming money from taxes or other sources noun |
| writ of assistance | court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods noun |
| violate | to disregard or go against verb |
| resolution | an official expression of opinion by a group noun |
| effigy | a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual noun |
| boycott | to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one’s terms verb |
| repeal | to cancel an act or law verb |
| rebellion | open defiance of authority noun |
| occupy | to move into and take control of a place, especially by force encounter a sudden, often violent clash verb |
| encounter | a sudden, often violent clash; to meet, come face to face with adjective |
| propaganda | ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause noun |
| committee of correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies noun |
| minuteman | a civilian during the Revolutionary era, sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute’s notice noun |
| approach | to draw near to something verb |
| so-called | known as adjective |
| Loyalist | American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence noun |
| Patriot | American colonist who favored American independence noun |
| petition | a formal request noun |
| discipline | the ability to follow strict rules and procedures adjective |
| debate | a discussion of opposing points of view noun |
| preamble | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written noun |
| status | rank or place as compared to others noun |