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9 Cards in this Set
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propaganda
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information designed to influence opinion
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writs of assistance
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legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for smuggled goods
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Loyalist
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a colonist who did not consider unfair taxes and regulations sufficient cause for rebellion--loyal to Britain
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minutemen
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Militia volunteers who could be ready to fight at a moment's notice
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Patriot
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a colonist who was determined to fight the British until America won its independence.
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boycott
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to refuse to buy something
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ratify
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to accept or approve
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militia
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groups of citizen soldiers
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preamble
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an introduction
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