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Chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Revenue (noun) | incoming money from taxes or other resources |
| writ of assistance (noun) | Court Document allowing Customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled gifts |
| prohibit (verb) | to prevent or forbid |
| resolution (noun) | official expression 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 terms |
| repeal (noun) | to cancel an act or law |
| violate (verb) | to disregard or go against |
| rebellion (noun) | open Defiance of authority |
| propaganda (noun) | ideas and information initially spread to harm or help a Cause |
| committee of correspondence (noun) | an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies |
| minute man (noun) | during the Revolutionary era civilian sworento be ready to fight with only one minute notice |
| approach (verb) | to draw near to something |
| Loyalist (noun) | American colonist to remain loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| Patriot (noun) | American colonist who favored American independence |
| so-called (adjective) | known as |
| petition (noun) | a formal request |
| discipline (verb) | the ability to follow strict rules and procedures |
| debate (verb) | 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 |
| enconter (verb) | a sudden, often violent crash |
| occupy (verb) | to move into and take control of a place, especially by force |
| advocate (noun) | supporter |
| reconciliation (noun) | settlement, understanding |
| renounce (verb) | to give up, to abandon |
| animosity (noun) | hostility, I'll will, hatred |
| infallibly (adverb) | without fail |
| torrent (noun) | fast moving liqid |
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