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Flashcards by Rommell Blandon Molina, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Rommell Blandon Molina
about 5 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| mercenary | a hired soldier |
| recruit | to enlist into the military |
| inflation | when it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods |
| blockade | a measure that keeps a country from communicating and trading with other nations |
| privateer | a privately owned ship outfitted with weapons |
| siege | an attempt to force surrender by blocking the movement of people or goods into or out of a place |
| ratify | to approve officially |
| ambush | an attack in which the attacker hides and surprises the enemy |
| Lexington and Concord | First battles of the American Revolution "Shot heard round the world." |
| Battle of Saratoga | Turning point of the war. This American victory convinces France (and Spain) to help the Americans fight the British. |
| Battle of Yorktown | Final battle and American victory in the American Revolution, Lord Cornwallis surrenders. |
| Articles of Confederation | 1st Constitution of the U.S. from 1776 to 1787 that set up a weak national government. |
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