Chapter 5 Terms The Spirit of Independence

incoming money from taxes and other sources

• revenue

• taxes

• repeal

• duty

An organization that spread political ideas and information through the colonies.

• Sons of Liberty

• Patriots

• Committee of Correspondence

• minutemen

Formal request

• boycott

• Preamble

• repeal

• petition

court document allowing customs officers to enter any location to search for smuggled goods

• writs of assistance

• petition

• boycott

• resolution

refuse to buy items in order to show disapproval or force acceptance of one's terms

• resolution

• revenue

• boycott

• repeal

to cancel an act or law

• boycott

• repeal

• abolish

• propaganda

official expression of opinion by a group

• propaganda

• preamble

• petition

• resolution

open defiance of authority

• rebellion

• revenue

• Patriot

• writs of assistance

ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause

• resolution

• boycott

• rebellion

• propaganda

a civilian sworn to be ready to fight with only one minute's notice

• Patriot

• minuteman

• Loyalist

• militia