Chapter 5 Vocab Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Revenue | Incoming money. |
Writs of Assistance | A legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled. |
Resolution | A formal expression of opinion. |
Boycott | To refuse to buy items from another country. |
Repeal | To cancel a act or law. |
Effigy | A rag figure representing an unpopular individual. |
Nonimpotation | The act of not importing or using certain goods. |
Propaganda | Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion. |
Committee of Correspondence | An organization that spread political ideas through the colonies. |
Milita | A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies. |
Loyalist | American colonists who remanded loyal to Britain and apposed war for independence. |
Minutemen | Companies of civilians soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute's notice. |
Patriot | American colonist who favored American independance. |
Petition | A formal request. |
Preamble | The introduction to a formal document, especially the Constitution. |
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