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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Revenue | (Noun) Incoming money from taxes or other sources |
| Writs of assistence | (Noun) Court document allowingcustoms officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods |
| Prohibit | (Verb) To prevent or forbid |
| Resolution | (Noun) an official expressions 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 one's items |
| 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 harm or help a cause |
| Committee of correspondence | (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 | (Verb) A sudden, often violent clash |
| Minuteman | (Noun) During Revolutionary era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute's notice |
| Approach | (Verb) To draw near something |
| Loyalist | (Noun)American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| Patriot | (Noun) American colonists who favored American Independence |
| So-called | (Adjective) Known as |
| Advocate | (Noun) Supporter |
| Reconciliation | (Noun) Settlement, understanding |
| Renounce | (Verb) To give up, to abondon |
| Animosity | (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 |
| Status | (Noun) Rank or place as compared to others |