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Ch.6 vocab.

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Loyalist   an American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence  
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Revenue   incoming money from taxes or other sources  
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Petition   a formal request  
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Patriot   an American colonist who favored American independence  
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Effigy   a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual  
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Preamble   the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written  
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Repeal   to cancel an act or law  
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Rebellion   open defiance of authority  
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Boycott   to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one’s terms  
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Propaganda   ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause  
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Civil Disobedience   the use of nonviolent protests to challenge a government or its laws  
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Committees of Correspondence   an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies  
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Writs of Assistance   a court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods  
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Resolution   an official expression of opinion by a group  
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Minuteman   during Revolutionary era, a civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute’s notice  
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