Chapter 6 Content and Academic and Content Vocabulary Test Review

RATIFIED to give official approval

AMBUSH a surprise attack

NEUTRAL taking no side in a conflict

BLOCKADE to cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out; close off cities and ports with ships

RECRUIT To enlist soldiers in the army

MILITIA groups of citizen soldiers

ALLIEGENCE Loyalty

PRIVATEERS privately owned merchant ships equipped with weapons

MERCENARY Paid soldier who serves in the army of a foreign country

GUERILLA WARFARE Fighting by small bands of soldiers that appears suddenly,

OCCUPY to take possession or control of

DESERT to leave without permission

CONTINENTAL a solider in the 1 st colonial army which was headed by Washington

ALLY to join with another person or group in order to give or get support, especially during a time of war

PATRIOTS colonists determined to fight against Britain for American Independence

TREATY an agreement between countries

INFLATION a continuous rise in the price of goods and services

INDEPENDENCE free to govern on one’s own

LOYALISTS those colonists who decided to support Britain/also known as Tories

ENCROACH to move onto or into an area without asking permission

REGIMENT a troop of soldiers

REBELLION overthrow of an established government

SIEGE a long lasting attack

ENLIST to join; to sign up for duty

NEGOTIATE to discuss something formally in order to work out an agreement

TRAITOR a person who betrays his country by doing something against his government