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Chapter 6
The American Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mercenary | a paid soldier who serves in the armed forces of a foreign country (adjective) |
| recruit | to enlist in the military; to hire people for jobs (verb) |
| transfer | to move (verb) |
| previous | earlier (adjective) |
| inflation | when it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods; increase in price of goods or services (noun) |
| aid | to help (verb) |
| desert | to leave without permission or intent to come back (verb) |
| issue | a subject that people have different views about; to deliver or hand out (noun) |
| blockade | an action used to keep a country from communicating and trading with other nations; to close off a country's ports (noun) |
| privateer | privately owned ship outfitted with weapons (verb) |
| impact | an effect (verb) |
| sustain | to suffer or experience (verb) |
| siege | an attempt to force surrender by blocking the movement of people or goods into or out of a place; military blockade (noun) |
| ratify | to vote approval of (verb) |
| ambush | an attack in which the attacker hides and surprises the enemy (noun) |
| strategy | a plan of action; a careful plan or method (noun) |
| pursue | to proceed with (verb) |
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