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Chp. 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mercenary | Hired soldier |
| Transfer | To move |
| Recruit | To enlist in the military |
| Previous | earlier |
| Aid | To help |
| Desert | To leave without permission or intent to come back |
| Inflation | When it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods |
| Issue | To deliver or hand out |
| Blockade | Measure that keeps shipd from entering or leaving a harbor |
| Privateer | Privately owned ship outfitted with weapons |
| Impact | An effect |
| Sustain | To suffer or experience |
| Strategy | A plan of action |
| Siege | An attempt to force surrender by blocking the movement of people or goods into or out of a place |
| Pursue | To proceed with |
| Ratify | To approve offically |
| Ambush | An attack in which the attacker hides and surprises the enemy |