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Chapter 9 Vocabulary

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Colonial militia who would be ready to fight on a minute’s notice.

a)

Espionage

b)

Mercenary

c)

Minute men

d)

Morale

2.

To leave a person, group, or thing and not return

a)

Enlist

b)

Desert

c)

Pension

d)

Intercept

3.

To enroll or be enrolled in the armed forces

a)

Impressment

b)

Intercept

c)

Desert

d)

Enlist

4.

Seizing something for public use or forcing someone into public service

a)

Impressment

b)

Intercept

c)

Enlist

d)

Pension

5.

The overall positive or negative feeling of a person or group

a)

Mercenary

b)

Morale

c)

Minute men

d)

Impressment

6.

A soldier paid to serve in a foreign military

a)

Minute men

b)

Mercenary

c)

Morale

d)

Desert

7.

Spying to gather intelligence (information) on foreign countries, particularly adversaries or opponents

a)

Enlist

b)

Espionage

c)

Intercept

d)

Morale

8.

To take, seize, or halt someone or something on the way from one place to another

a)

Intercept

b)

Impressment

c)

Espionage

d)

Guerrilla warfare

9.

A regular payment to a retired person from the company they used to work for

a)

Pension

b)

Intercept

c)

Guerrilla warfare

d)

Mercenary

10.

A type of military action where small groups of combatants make surprise attacks against a larger force

a)

Minute men

b)

Guerrilla warfare

c)

Morale

d)

Sharpshooter

11.

A person who has excellent aim with a gun

a)

Minute men

b)

Guerrilla warfare

c)

Sharpshooter

d)

Intercept