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