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Chapter 4 SS
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| revenue(n) | incoming money from taxes or other sources |
| write of assistance(n) | court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods |
| prohibit(v) | to prevent or forbid |
| resolution(n) | an official expression of opinion by a group |
| effigy(n) | a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual |
| boycott (v) | to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms |
| repeal (v) | to cancel an act or law |
| violate (v) | to disregard or go against |
| rebillion(n) | open defiance of authority |
| propaganda(n) | ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause |
| committee of correspondence(n) | an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies |
| occupy (v) | to move into and take control of a place, especiallyy by force |
| encounter(n) | a sudden, often violent clash |
| minuteman(n) | during Revolutionary era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute's notice |
| approach (v) | to draw near to something |
| Loyalist (n) | Amercian colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| Patriot(n) | American colonist ho favored American independence |
| so-called(n) | known as |
| petition (n) | a formal request |
| discipline (n) | the ability to follow strict rules and precedures |
| debate(n) | a discussion of opposing points of views |
| preamble (n) | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |
| status(n) | rank or place as compared to others |
| advocate (n) | supporter |
| reconciliation(n) | settlement, understanding |
| renouce(v) | to give up, to abandon |
| animosity (n) | hostility, ill will, hatred |
| infallibly (n) | without fail |
| torrent (n) | fast-moving liquid |
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