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Chapter 6
History vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| preamble | introduction |
| grievances | formal complaints |
| mercenary | are soldiers who are paid to fight for a country other than their own |
| alliance | is a formal agreement between two powers to work together toward a common goal |
| cavalry | unit of troops on horseback |
| enlist | signed up for duty |
| civilians | people who are not in the military |
| continentals | paper money |
| privaters | were armed civilian ships that had their government's permission to attack enemy ships and keep their goods |
| guerrillas | are fighters who work in small bands to make hit-and-run attacks |
| traitor | is a person who betrays his or her country or cause and helps the other side |