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Spirit of Indepence
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Revenue | Incoming money from taxes or other sources |
| Writ of assistance | Court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods |
| Prohibit | To prevent or forbid |
| Resolution | An official expression of opinion by a group |
| Effigy | A mocking figure representing an unpopular individual |
| Boycott | To refuse to buy these items in order to show disaproval or force acceptance of one's terms |
| Repeal | To cancel an act or law |
| Violate | To disregard or go against |
| Rebellion | Open defiance of authority |
| Propangenda | Ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause |
| Committe of Correspondence | An organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies |
| Occupy | To move into and take control of place, especially by force |
| Encounter | A sudden, often violent clash |
| Mninuteman | During Revolutionary era, civilian sworm to be ready to fight with only one minute's notice |
| Loyalist | American colonist who remained loyal to Britian and opposedrge war for independence |
| Patriot | American colonist who favored American independence |
| Approach | To draw near to something |
| So-called | Known as |
| Advocate | Supporter |
| Reconcilliation | Settlement, understanding |
| Renounce | To give up, to abandon |
| Animosity | Hostility, I'll will, hatred |
| Infallibly | Without fall |
| Torrent | Fast-moving liquid |
| Petition | A formal request |
| Preamble | The introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |
| Discipline | The ability to follow strict rules and procedures |
| Debate | A discussion of opposing patriots of view |
| Status | Rank or place as compared to others |