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Independence Vocab
ch 5 history book definition
Term | Definition |
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Revenue | income |
Writ of assistance | These documents allowed the officers to search almost anywhere |
Resolution | an official expression of opinion by a group |
effigy | a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual |
boycott | force acceptance of one's terms |
repeal | to cancel a law |
rebellion | open defiance of authority |
propaganda | information intentionally spread to harm |
committee of correspondence | an organization that spread political ideas |
Loyalist | American colonist who remained loyal to Britain |
Patriot | American colonist who favored independence |
preamble | the introduction to a formal document |