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SS Ch.6 America Rev.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 ships 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 officially |
| ambush | an attack in which the attacker hides and surprises the enemy |