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Devin Branstner Chapter 5Vocab
Chapter 5 Vocab
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History
8th Grade
10/01/2015

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rebellion
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open defiance of authority
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propanganda
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ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause
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committee of correspondence
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an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies
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revenue
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income
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writ of assistance
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court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled
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resolution
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an official expression of opinion by a group
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effigy
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a micking figure representing an unpopular individual
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boycott
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to refuse to buy items in order to show dissaproval or force acceptance of one's terms
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repeal
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to cancel an act or law
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minuteman
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a cicilian in the revilutionary era sworn to ne ready to fight only one minute's notice
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loyalist
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American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
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patriot
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American colonist who favored American independence
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petition
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formal request
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preamble
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introduction to a formal document that often tells why yhe document was written
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