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Question | Answer |
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Revenue | the total amount of income generated by the sale of goods or services related to the company's primary operations. |
Writ of assistance | English and American colonial history, a general search warrant issued by superior provincial courts to assist the British government |
Resolution | the quality of being determined or resolute. |
Effigy | a roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger. |
Boycott | withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest. |
Repeal | the action of revoking or annulling a law or congressional act. |
Rebellion | an act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler. |
Propaganda | information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view |
Committee of correspondence | longstanding institutions that became a key communications system during the early years of the American Revolution |
Minuteman | a member of a group of armed men who favored independence of the American colonies and who were ready to fight at a minute's notice immediately before and during the American Revolution. |
Loyalist | a supporter of union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. |
Patriot | a person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies or detractors. |
Petition | a formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority with respect to a particular cause. |
Preamble | A preamble is an introductory and expressionary statement in a document that explains the document's purpose and underlying philosophy |