Revenue~ Incoming money from taxes or other sources
Writs of Assistance~ Court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods
Resolution~ An official expression of opinion by a group
Effigy~ A mocking figure representing an unpopular individual
Boycott~ To refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms
Repeal~ To cancel an act or law
Rebellion~ Open Defiance of authority
Propaganda~ Ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause
Committee of Correspondence~ An organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies
Minuteman~ During the Revolutionary era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute's notice
Loyalist~ America colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
Patriot~ America colonist who favored American Independence
Writs of Assistance~ Court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods
Resolution~ An official expression of opinion by a group
Effigy~ A mocking figure representing an unpopular individual
Boycott~ To refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms
Repeal~ To cancel an act or law
Rebellion~ Open Defiance of authority
Propaganda~ Ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause
Committee of Correspondence~ An organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies
Minuteman~ During the Revolutionary era, civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute's notice
Loyalist~ America colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
Patriot~ America colonist who favored American Independence