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| a tax on imports and exports |
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| the loss of value of money |
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| a pledge by merchants not to buy imported goods from a particular source |
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| a search warrent enabling customs officers to enter any location to look for evidence of smuggling |
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| committee of correspondence |
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| committee organized in each colony to communicate with and unify the colonies |
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| componies of civilian soldiers who boasted they were ready to fight on a minute's notice |
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| American colonists who supported Britain and opposed the War for Indepence |
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| American colonist who supported the War for Independence |
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| a hit-and-run technique used in fighting a war; fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushes |
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| licenses issued by Congress to private ship owners authorizing them to attack British merchant ships |
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| form of government in which power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote |
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| the act or process of freeing enslaved persons |
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| the voluntary freeing of enslaved persons |
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