Ch. 6 The American Revolution Vocabulary

To enlist.

• Register

• Enroll

• Recruit

• Sign up

To abandon your post.

• Desert

• Neglect

• Evacuate

• Forsake

What is a soldier for hire?

• Patriot

• Adventurer

• Outlaw

• Mercenary

What is a privately owned ship with weapons?

• Galleon

• Privateer

• Frigate

• Corvette

A rise in prices.

• Appreciation

• Deflation

• Inflation

• Depreciation

These words involves blocking the movement of people or goods.

• Blockade

• Embargo

• Stall

• Seige

To approve.

• Sanction

• Ratify

• Certify

• Endorse

To surprise the enemy.

• Attack

• Deceive

• Outwit

• Ambush

After their difficult, ​ (a)   experience with the British Parliament, colonists were not eager to move or ​ (b)   power to their own Continental Congress.

• previous
• transfer
• issue
• strategy
• impact
• pursue
• aid
• sustain

In February 1778, France declared war on Britain and sent money, equipment, and troops to help, or ​ (a)   the American Patriots.

• aid
• transfer
• issue
• strategy
• previous
• impact
• pursue
• sustain