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Chapter 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Revenue | incoming money from taxes or other sources |
| Writ of assistance | court documnet 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 items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of ones terms |
| repeal | to cancel an act or law |
| rebellion propaganda | open diafiance of authority ideas orr information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause |
| committee of correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas and information throught the colonies |
| occupy | to move into and take control of a place especially by force |
| encounter | a sudden, often violent crush |
| minuteman | during revolutionary era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minutes notice |
| approach | to draw near to something |
| loyalist | American colonist who remained loyal to Britan and opposed the war for independance |
| patriot | American colonist who favored American independance |
| so-called | Known as |
| petition | a formal request |
| disciplane | the abillity to follow strict rules and procedures |
| debate | a discussion of opposing points of view |
| advocate | supporter |
| reconciliation | settlemnt, understanding |
| animosity | hostillity, ill will, hatred |
| infalllibly | without fail |
| torrent | fast-moving liquid |
| petition | a formal request |
| preamable | the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |
| status | rank or placeas compared to others |