| A | B |
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| minutemen | companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute's notice |
| Patriot | American colonists who were determined to fight the British until America's independence was won |
| petition | a formal request |
| Preamble | the introduction to a formal document, especially the Constitution |
| 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 | rag figure representing an unpopular individual |
| boycott | to refuse to buy items from a particular country; to refuse to use in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms |
| non importation | an agreement not to import or use certain goods |
| repeal | to cancel an act or law |
| propaganda | ideas or information designed and spread to influence peopele |
| committees of correspondence | an organization that used meetings, letters and pamphlets to spread political ideas through the colonies |
| militia | a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies |
| Loyalist | American colonists who remained loyal to Britain an opposed the war for independence |
