Chapter 4 - The American Revolution

Fill in the blank: _______ is an obstacle preventing the movement of people or goods.

• blockade

• traffic

• hurdle

• barrier

Fill in the blank: _______ is an increase in the price of goods and services.

• inflation

• deflation

• stagflation

• recession

Fill in the blank: A _______ is someone who makes laws as a member of a legislative body (senator or representative).

• legislator

• administrator

• jurist

• official

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a soldier from a different country who is paid to fight in a war.

• mercenary

• recruit

• soldier

• fighter

Fill in the blank: _______ is incorrect or misleading information.

• misinformation

• disinformation

• falsehood

• fabrication

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a king or queen who rules a nation.

• monarch

• democrat

• bureaucrat

• oligarch

To _______ is to discuss and bargain for a solution.

• negotiate

• discuss

• argue

• confer

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a person who takes advantage of a crisis to make money.

• profiteer

• benefactor

• philanthropist

• speculator

Fill in the blank: _______ is the returning of friendly relations after a disagreement.

• reconciliation

• dissension

• estrangement

• animosity

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a person who betrays his or her country.

• traitor

• patriot

• loyalist

• citizen