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Chapter 6 Vocabulary
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Social Studies
8th Grade
10/05/2016

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revenue
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incoming money from taxes or other sources
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writ of assistance
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a court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods
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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 mocking figure representing an unpopular individual
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boycott
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to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval 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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rebellion
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to open defiance of authority
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propaganda
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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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civil disobediance
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the use of nonviolent protests to challenge a government or its laws
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minuteman
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during Revolutionary era, a civilian sworn to be read to fight with one one minute's notice
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Loyalist
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an American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
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Patriot
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an American colonist who favored American independence
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petition
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a formal request
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preamble
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the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written
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