Social Studies

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To refuse to buy items from a particular country

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Boycott

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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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Rag figure representing an unpopular individual

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Effigy

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American colonist who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

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Loyalist

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A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies

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Militia

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Companies of civilian soldiers who boasted that they were ready to fight on a minutes notice

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Minutemen

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The act of not importing or using certain goods

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Nonimportation

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Ideas or information designed and spread to influence opinion

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Propaganda

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American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won

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Patriot

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A formal request

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Petition