| A | B |
|---|
| Revenue | incoming money |
| Writs of Assistance | Legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled. |
| Resolution | A formal expression of opinion. |
| Effigy | A rag figure representing an unpopular individual. |
| Boycott | To refuse to buy items from a particular country to refuse in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms. |
| Nonimportation | The act of not importing or using certain goods. |
| Repeal | To cancel an act or law. |
| Propaganda | The ideas or information designed and spread to influence your opinion. |
| Committee of Correspondence | An organization that spread political ideas through the colonies. |
| Militia | A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies. |
| Minutemen | Groups of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute's notice. |
| Loyalist | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence. |
| Patriot | American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won. |
| Petition | A formal request. |
| Preamble | The introduction to a formal document , especially the Constitution. |
