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Chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| n. revenue | incoming money from taxes or other sources |
| n. writ of assistance | court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods |
| v. prohibit | to prevent or forbid |
| n. Resolution | an official expression of opinion by a group |
| n. effigy | a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual |
| n. boycott | to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of ones terms |
| v. repeal | to cancel an act or law |
| v. violate | to disregard or go against |
| n. rebellion | open defiance of authority |
| n. propaganda | ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause |
| n. committee of correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies |
| v. occupy | to move into and take control of a place, especially by force |
| v. encounter | a sudden, often violent clash |
| n. minuteman | during Revolutionary era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minutes notice |
| v. approach | to draw near to something |
| n. loyalist | American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independance |
| adj. so-called | known as |
| n. advocate | supporter |
| n. reconciliation | settlement, understanding |
| v. renounce | to give up, to abandon |
| n. animosity | hostility, ill will, hatred |
| adj. infalliby | without fail |
| n. torrent | fast- moving liquid |
| n. petition | a formal request |
| n. discipline | the abiltity to follow strict rules and procedures |
| n & v. debate | a discussion of opposing points of veiw |
| n. preamble | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |
| n. status | rank or place as compared to others |