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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| revenue noun | incoming money from taxes or other sources |
| writ of assistance noun | court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods |
| resolution noun | an official expression of opinion by a group |
| effigy noun | a mocking figure representing an unpopular opinion |
| boycott noun or verb | to refuse to buy items in order to show disaproval or force acceptance of ones terms |
| repeal noun or verb | to cnacel an act or law |
| prohibit verb | to prevent or forbid |
| voilate verb | to disregard or go against |
| rebellion noun | open defiance of authority |
| propaganda noun | ideas or informtion intentionally spread to harm or help a cause |
| comittee of correspondence noun | an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies |
| occupy noun or verb | to move into and take control of a place, especially by force |
| encounter noun | a sudden often violent cash |
| minuteman noun | during revolutionary era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minutes notice |
| loyalist noun or adj | american colonist who remained loyal to britain and opposed the war for independence |
| patriot noun | american colonists who favored american independence |
| approach noun or verb | to draw near to something |
| so-called adj | known as |
| petition noun verb | a formal request |
| preamble noun | the intorduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |
| status noun | rank or place as compared to others |