| Term | Definition |
|---|
| revenue | incoming money |
| resolution | a formal expression |
| boycott | to refuse to buy items from a particular country. |
| repeal | to cancel an act or law. |
| writs of assistance | legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled. |
| effigy | rag figure representing an unpopular individual. |
| prohibit | stop; dis allow |
| violate | disturb or disregard |
| propaganda | ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion. |
| committed of correspondence | an organization the spread political ideas through the colonies. |
| occupy | to control |
| militia | a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies. |
| minutemen | companies of civilian soldiers who hosted that they were ready to fight on a minutes notice. |
| loyalist | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war independence. |
| patriot | American colonist who favored American Independence. |
| petition | a formal request. |
| debate | discussion by opposing points of view. |
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