History vocab Flashcards
incoming money from taxes or other sources
Revenue
court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods
Writ of Assistance
an official expression of opinion by a group
Resolution
a mocking figure representing an unpopular individual
Effigy
to refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one’s terms
Boycott
to cancel an act or law
repeal
open defiance of authority
Rebellion
ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause
Propaganda
an organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies
Committee of Correspondence
a civilian during the Revolutionary era, sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute’s notice
Minutmene
American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
Loyalist
American colonist who favored American independence
Patriot
formal request
Petition
the introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written
Preamble
hired soldier
Mercenary
to enlist in the military
Recruit
when it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods
Inflation
measure that keeps ships from entering or leaving a harbor
Blockade
privately owned ship outfitted with weapons
Privateer
an attempt to force surrender by blocking the movement of people or goods into or out of a place
Siege
to approve officially
Ratify
an attack in which the attacker hides and surprises the enemy
Ambush
