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Chapter 6
The American Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mercenary (Adjective and Noun) | A paid soldier who serves in the armed forces of a foreign country |
| Recruit (Verb and Noun) | To enlist in the military; to hire people for jobs |
| Transfer (Verb and Noun) | To move |
| Previous (Adjective) | Earlier |
| Inflation (Noun) | When it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods; increase in price of goods or services |
| Aid (Noun and Verb) | To help |
| Desert (Verb) | To leave without permission or intent to come back |
| Issue (Noun and Verb) | A subject that people have different views about; to deliver or hand out |
| Blockade (Noun and Verb) | An action used to keep a country from communicating and trading with other nations; to close off a country's ports |
| Privateer (Noun and Verb) | Privately owned ship outfitted with weapons |
| Impact (Noun and Verb) | An effect |
| Sustain (Verb and Noun) | To suffer or experience |
| Siege (Noun) | An attempt to force surrender by blocking the movement of people or goods into or out of a place; military blockade |
| Ratify (Verb) | To vote approval of |
| Ambush (Noun and Verb) | An attack in which the attacker hides and surprises the enemy |
| Strategy (Noun) | A plan of action; a careful plan or method |
| Pursue (Verb) | To proceed with |