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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| revenue | noun incoming money from taxes or other source |
| writ of assistance | noun court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods |
| Prohibit | verb to prevent or forbid |
| resolution | noun an official expression of opinion by a group |
| effigy | noun a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual |
| boycott | verb to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of ones terms |
| repeal | verb to cancel an act or law |
| violate | verb to disregard or go against |
| rebellion | noun open defiance of authority |
| propaganda | noun ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause |
| committee of correpondence | noun an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies |
| occupy | verb to move into and take control of a place especially by force |
| encounter | noun a sudden often violent clash |
| minuteman | noun during Revolutionary era civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minutes notice |
| approach | verb to draw near to sonething |
| loyalist | noun American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| patriot | noun American colonist who favored America independence |
| So called | noun known as |
| advocate | noun supporter |
| reconciliation | noun settlement understanding |
| renounce | verb to give up to abandon |
| aniomosity | noun hostility I'll will hatred |
| infallibly | noun without fail |
| torrent | noun fast moving liquid |
| petition | noun a formal request |
| discipline | noun the ability to follow strict rules and procedures |
| debate | noun a discussion of opposing points of view |
| preamble | noun the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |
| satus | noun rank or place as compared to others |