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Chapter 7 Vocab.
Cram all of this into your head in 3-5 minutes!
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mercenary | a hired soldier |
| recruit | to enlist in the military |
| inflation | when it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods |
| blockade | a measure to keep ships from entering or leaving a harbor |
| privateer | a privately owned ship outfitted with weapons |
| siege | an attempt to force surrender by blocking the movement of people or goods into or out of a place |
| ratify | to approve officially |
| ambush | an attack in which the attacker hides and surprises the enemy |
| Valley Forge | The third temporary army camp for the Continental Army. |
| Yorktown | Was a siege of British Yorktown and the last major land battle. |
| Haym Solomon | A broker that helped fund the Revolutionary War. |
| Wentworth Cheswell | He was person involved in many political events and was a veteran of the Revolutionary War. |
| Bernado de Galvez | He was a Spanish leader and a Spanish soldier on the American side of the Revolutionary War. |
| Marquis de Lafayette | French military officer that supported Washington and the American cause in the Revolutionary War. |
| James Armistead | Was an African-American double agent that fed false information to the British and detailed accounts to the Americans |