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Chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| resolution | a formal statement of opinion |
| preamble | an introduction |
| grievance | formal complaints |
| mercenaries | soldiers who are paid to fight for a country other than their own |
| alliance | a formal agreement between two powers to work together toward a common goal |
| cavalry | units or troops on horseback |
| enlisted | signed up for a duty |
| civilians | or people, not in the military |
| continentals | or paper money |
| privateers | civilian ships that had their government's permissions to attack enemy ships and keep their goods |
| guerrillas | fighters who work in small bands to make hit and run attacks |
| traitor | a person who betrays his or her country or cause and helps the other side |