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Ch 5 Vocabulary SS
The Road to Independence
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Committee of Correspondence | An organization that used meetings, letters, and pamphlets to spread political ideas through the colonies |
| Patriot | American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won |
| Minutemen | Companies of civilians who boasted they were ready to fight in a minutes notice |
| Boycott | To refuse to buy items from a particular country |
| Propaganda | ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion |
| Writ of Assistance | Legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled |
| Preamble | the Introduction to a formal document |
| Loyalist | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence |
| Repeal | To cancel an act or law |
| Petition | A formal request |
| Grievance | complaint |
| Consent | to give permission |