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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| revenue | incoming money from taxes or others sources (noun). |
| writ of assistance | court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods (noun). |
| prohibit | to prevent or forbid (verb). |
| resolution | an official expression of opinion by a group (noun). |
| effigy | a mocking figure representing an unpopular indivual (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). |
| 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). |
| occupy | to move into and take control of a place, especcally by force (verb). |
| encounter | a sudden, often violent clash (verb). |
| minuteman | during Revolutionary era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute's notice (noun). |
| approach | to draw near to something (verb). |
| loyalist | American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence (noun). |
| patriot | American colonist who favored American independence (noun). |
| so-called | known as (adj). |
| petition | a formal request (noun). |
| preamble | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written (noun). |
| status | rank or place as compared to others (noun). |