The American Revolution Vocabulary

hired soldier

• mercenary

• recruit

• transfer

• previous

to move

• mercenary

• recruit

• transfer

• previous

to enlist in the military

• mercenary

• recruit

• transfer

• previous

earlier

• mercenary

• recruit

• transfer

• previous

to help

• inflation

• aid

• desert

• issue

to leave without permission or intent to come back

• inflation

• aid

• desert

• issue

when it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods

• inflation

• aid

• desert

• issue

a subject that people have different views about

• inflation

• aid

• desert

• issue

measure that keeps a country from communicating and trading with other nations

• blockade

• privateer

• impact

• sustain

privately owned ship outfitted with weapons

• blockade

• privateer

• impact

• sustain