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Ch. 5
The Spirit of Independence
| revenue | incoming money from taxes or other sources (noun) |
| writ of assistance | court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods (noun phrase) |
| resolution | an official expression of opinion by a group (noun) |
| effigy | a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual (noun) |
| boycott | to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms (verb) |
| repeal | to cancel an act or law (verb) |
| prohibit | to prevent or forbid (verb) |
| violate | to disregard or go against (verb) |
| rebellion | open defiance of authority (noun) |
| propaganda | ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause (noun) |
| committee of correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies (noun phrase) |
| occupy | to move into and take control of a place, especially by force (verb) |
| encounter | a sudden, often violent crash (verb) |
| minuteman | during the Revolutinary era, civilian sworn tobe ready to fight with only one minute's notice (noun) |
| Loyalist | American colonist who remained loyal to Britan and opposed the war for independence (noun) |
| Patriot | American colonist who favored American independence (noun) |
| approach | to draw near something (verb) |
| so-called | known as (adjective) |