3rd six weeks vocab Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is a compromise? | An agreement in which each side gives up some of what it wants in order to gain something more important |
What is a Siege? | A military strategy in which an army surrounds a town or fort, bombards it, and waits for the enemy to surrender |
What is a Regular Army? | A force of full-time soldiers who serve for a period of time. |
What is a Barracks? | A building in which soldiers live. |
What is a Courier? | A messenger sent on a urgent mission. |
What is a Siesta? | A brief nap or rest taken after the noon meal |
What is a Renege? | To back out of an agreement. |
What is an Infantry? | Soldiers trained and armed to fight on foot. |
What is a Cavalry? | Soldiers on horseback. |
What is Reinforcements? | Extra soldiers sent to a place to make the force there stronger |
What is a Provisional Government? | Temporary Government. |
What is a Bayonet? | A long blade that can be attached to the end of a gun. |
What is a Tactical Retreat? | An organized pullback of troops from an enemy in order to gain an advantage. |
What is Atrocity? | A cruel and brutal act. |
What is a Dictator? | A ruler who has complete power over a country |
What is a Skirmish? | A brief fight of two small groups of soldiers. |
What is a War Council? | A group of army leaders to plan a course of action for a battle. |
What is Manifest Destiny? | The belief that the U.S. had the right and duty to expand to the Pacific Ocean. |
What is Negotiate? | To reach an agreement through compromise. |
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