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SpiritOfIndependence
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Resolution | an official expression of opinion by a group |
| Effigy | a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual |
| Boycott | to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms |
| Repeal | to cancel an act or law |
| Prohibit | to prevent orr forbid |
| Violate | to disregard or go against |
| Rebellion | open difience of authority |
| Propaganda | ideas or information intentionally spread to help or hurt a cause |
| Committee of correspondance | an organization 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 era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute's notice |
| Approach | to draw something near |
| Loyalist | American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| Patriot | American colonist who favored American Independence |
| so-called | known as |
| Petition | a formal request |
| Discipline | 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 the document was written |
| Status | rank or place as compared to others |