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15 Cards in this Set
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the introduction to a formal document, especially the constitutuion
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Preamble
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a formal request
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Petition
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American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence
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Loyalists
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rag figure representing an unpopular individual
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effigy
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legal document that enabled officers to search homes and warehouses for goods that might be smuggled
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writs of assistance
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companies of civilians trained to fight in emergencies
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militia
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American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won
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Patriots
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an organization that used meetings, letters, and pamphlets to spread political ideas through the colonies
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committee of correspondence
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a formal expression of opinion
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resolution
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incoming money
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revenue
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to refuse to buy items from a particular country
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boycott
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the act of not importing or using certain goods
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nonimportation
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to cancel an act or law
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repeal
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ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion
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propaganda
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companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minute's notice
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minutemen
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