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| To refuse to buy items from a particular country. |
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| Committee of Correspondence |
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| Organization that used meetings, letters, and pamphlets to spread political ideas through colonies. |
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| Rag figure representing an unpopular individual. |
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| American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence. |
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| Group of civilians trained to fight in an emergency. |
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| Companies of civilian soldiers who were ready to fight in a moments notice. |
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| Act of not importing or using certain goods. |
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| American colonists determined to fight the British until American independence was won. |
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| Introduction to a formal document, especially the Constitution. |
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| Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion. |
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| Formal expression of opinion. |
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| Legal document that allowed officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled. |
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