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Vocabulary terms in Chapter 6 on the Revolutionary War

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ratify
to approve officially
a military measure adopted by several nations
to assign a task
to give permission to
2
mercenary
a person with long experience in a military force
newly enlisted member of armed forces
hired soldier
a soldier of a low rank
3
siege
to bring distress or trouble
forcing surrender by blocking movement of people or goods
to rush about violently
direct combat with enemy forces
4
ambush
a hidden attack that surprises the enemy
a trap with a harmless end
the disguising of a person to hide his or her location
a close thicket of shrubs looking like a single plant
5
blockade
a long cut in the ground
a a large block of material that supports a bridge
an obstruction in the road
a measure preventing communication between nations
6
Inflation
a single item of ownership having exchange value
declining economic activity
when the demand of goods declines
when it takes more money to buy the same amount of goods
7
strategy
a plan of action
plot of a narrative
a task engaged in by a group
a series of events in war
8
desert
a sweet dish at the end of a meal
to prevent from doing something
leaving without permission or intent to return
to surrender to an opponent
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impact
a stage in the process of increasing
involuntary haking
an act of withdrawing from something
an affect
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recruit
a person lacking experience in an occupation
a member of a ship's crew
a newly enlisted person in the military
one who is indentured to serve another for a period of time