click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chapter 5 SS
| 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 |
| boycott | to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or Force acceptance of ones terms |
| effigy | a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual |
| repeal | to cancel an act or law |
| violate | to disagree or go against |
| Rebellion | open defiance of authority |
| propaganda | ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a Cause |
| Committee of Correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies |
| Minuteman | during revolutionary era civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute's notice |
| approach | to draw near to something |
| Loyalist | American:ist who remains an oil to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| Patriot | to American:ists are favored American Independent |
| 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 |
| torent | fast moving liquid |
| infallibly | without fail |
| renounce | to give up; abandon |
| reconciliation | settlement; understanding |