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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 offical 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 |
| Rebellion | Open defiance of authority |
| Propaganda | Ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause |
| Committee of correspondence | An organization that spread politcal ideas and information through the colonies |
| Minuteman | During revloutionary, era civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one mintue´s notice |
| Loyalist | American colonist who reamined loyal to Britiain and opposed the war for independence |
| Patriot | American colonist who favored American independence |
| Petititon | A formal request |
| Preamble | The introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written |
| Status | Rank or place as compared to others |
| Occupy | To move into and take control of a place, especially by force |
| Encounter | A sudden, often violent clash |
| So called | Know as |
| Prohibit | To prevent or forbid |
| Violate | To disregard or go against |
| Approach | To draw near to something |
| Disicpline | The ability to follow stirct rules and procedures |
| Debate | A discussion of opposing point of view |