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8th Grade USH1
Mr. A's Vocabulary Ch 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Revenue | income money |
| writs of assistance | legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled |
| effigy | rag figure representing an unpopular individual |
| boycott | to refuse to buy items from a particular country |
| nonimportation | the act of not importing or using certain goods |
| propaganda | ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion |
| Committee of Correspondence | an organization that used meetings, letters, and pamphlets to spread political ideas through the colonies |
| Militia | a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies |
| Minuteman | companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute's notice |
| Loyalist | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| Patriot | American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won |
| Petition | A formal request |
| Preamble | the introduction to a formal document, especially the Constitution. |
| Resolution | a formal expression of opinion |
| Repeal | to cancel an act or law |