Chapter 7 vocab Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
James Armistead | a slave who acted as a spy for Washington |
Haym Salomon | a wealthy Jewish patriot who loaned large sums of money to the war effort |
Yorktown | last real battle of the Revolution where Cornwallis was defeated |
Blockade | strategy used by the British navy during the Revolution to keep ships from entering or leaving U.S. harbors |
Privateer | a privately owned ship outfitted with weapons |
Mercenaries | hiring soldiers from another country to fight your war (in this case the King hired them from the area we know as Germany today) |
Inflation | when it takes more money to buy the same amount of goods |
Recruit | getting people to enlist in military service |
Marquis de Lafayette | volunteer from France who wanted to join the battle for freedom |
Ambush | surprise attack |
Siege | forcing surrender by blocking movement of people and goods |
Bernardo De Galvez | Spanish governor of Louisiana who had supplies shipped up the Mississippi to help the Patriots against the British |
Ratify | to officially approve something |
Wentworth Cheswell | free African American Patriot who made a midnight ride to warn about British troop movement |
Valley Forge | where Washington and his troops wintered over in 1778-79; many died from exposure, disease, and starvation |
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