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Ch. 5
The British Colonies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Prohibit | to prevent or forbid |
| 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 |
| Violate | to disregard or go against |
| 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 |
| Rebelion | open defiance of authority |
| Occupy | to move into and take control of a place, especially by force encounter a sudden, often violent clash |
| encounter | a sudden, often violent clash; to meet, come face to face with |
| propaganda | ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause |
| committee of correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies |
| Minutemen | a civilian during the Revolutionary era, sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute’s notice |
| Aproach | to draw near to something |
| so-called | known as |
| Loyalist | American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| Patriot | American colonist who favored American independence |
| Advocate | supporter |
| Reconciliation | settlement, understanding |
| Renounce | to give up, to abandon |
| Animosity | hostility, ill will, hatred |
| Infability | without fail |
| Torrent | fast-moving liquid |
| Petition | a formal request |
| Discipline | the ability to follow strict rules and procedures |
| Debate | a discussion of opposing points of view |
| Preamble | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |
| Status | rank or place as compared to others |