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The British Colonies

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revenue   incoming money from taxes or other sources.  
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writ of assistance   court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods  
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resolution   an offcial expression of opinion by a group  
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effigy   a mocking figure representing an upopular indivual  
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boycott   to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of ones terms  
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repeal   to cancel an act or law  
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rebiellion   open defiance authority  
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propaganda   ideas or information intentionally spread harm or help a cause  
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committee or correspondence   an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies  
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minuteman   during Revolutinary era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minutes notice  
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Loyalist   American colonist who remained loyal to Birtin and opposed the war to indepedence  
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Patriot   American colonist who favored American independence  
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petition   a formal request  
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preamble   the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written  
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prohibit   to prevent or forbid  
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violate   to disregard or go against  
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occupy   to move into and take control of a place, especially by force  
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encounter   a sudden, often violent clash  
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approach   to draw near something  
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so-called   known as  
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advocate   supporter  
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reconcilliation   settlement, understanding  
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renouce   to give up, to abandon  
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animosity   hostillty, I'll will, hatred  
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infallibly   without fail  
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torrent   fast-moving liquid  
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discipline   the ability to follow the strict rules and procedures  
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debate   a discussion of opposing points of view  
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status   rank or place as compared to others  
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