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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| revenue | incoming money from taxes or other sources |
| writ of assistance | court documents allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods. |
| resolution | an official expression of opinion by a group |
| effigy | a mocking figure representing an unpopular indivdual |
| boycott | to refuse to but items in order to show disapporval of force acceptence of ones terms |
| repeal | to cancel an act or law |
| violate | to disagree or go aganist |
| rebellion | open defiance of authority |
| propaganda | ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause |
| committee of corospondence | an organisation that spread political ideas and information through the colonies |
| occupy | to move into and take control of a place, especially by force |
| encounter | a sudden often violent clash |
| minuteman | during revolutionary ear, civilian sowrn to be ready to fight with only one minutes notice |
| apporoach | to draw near to something |
| loyalists | American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opesed the war for independence |
| patriot | American colonist who favored American indepence |
| so-called | know as |
| advocate | supporter |
| reconciliation | settlement understanding |
| renounce | to give up, adbandon |
| animosity | hostility, I'll will,haterd |
| infallibly | without fail |
| torrent | fast moving liqud |
| petition | a formal request |
| disacipline | the ability to follow strict rules and procedures |
| debate | a discussion of opposing points of view |
| preamble | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why he document was written |
| status | rank or place as compared to others |
| prohibit | to prevent or forbit |