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ch.5 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| revenue | Incoming money from taxes or other sources n |
| writ of assistance | court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods n |
| prohibit | to prevent or forbid v |
| resolution | an official expression of opinion by a group n |
| effigy | a mocking figure represnting an unpopular individual n |
| boycott | to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of ones terms v n |
| repeal | to cancel an act or law v |
| rebellion | open defiance of authority n |
| propaganda | ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause n |
| committee of correspondence | an organization that spead political ideas and information through the colonies n |
| occupy | to move into and take control of a place v |
| encounter | a sudden, often violent clash n |
| minuteman | during Revolutionary era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minutes notice n |
| approach | to draw near somthing v |
| so-called | known as adj |
| petition | a formal request n |
| discipilne | the ability to follow strict rules and procedures n |
| debate | a discussion of opposing points of view n |
| preamble | the introduction to a formal document that often tells wht the document was written n |
| status | rank or place as compared to others n |
| advcate | supporter v n |
| reconciliaton | settlement, understanding n |
| renounce | to give up, to abandon v |
| animosity | hostillity, ill will, hatred n |
| infallibly | without fail n |
| torrent | fast-moving liquid n |
| violate | to disregerd or go against v |
| Loyalist | American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| Patriot | American colonist who favored American independence |