American Revolution Vocab II Flashcards
Ashley R.
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Ammunition
The material fired, scattered, or dropped from any weapon, such as bombs or rockets, and especially shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns.
Ambush
The act of attacking unexpectedly from a secret, concealed position.
Arsenal
A place of storage for guns, cannons, ammunition, and other military equipment.
Blockade
The closing off, or surrounding, of a place, usually a port, harbor, or city, to prevent entrance or exit.
Corporal
A military officer ranking above a private first class and below a sergeant.
Desert
To leave without intending to return, especially in violation of military duty.
Hessians
German soldiers who were hired to serve along with the British Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Militia
A body of citizens enrolled for military but serving full time only in emergencies.
Minutemen
A group of colonial militia who pledged to be ready to fight for the British ‘’at a minutes notice.’’
Mercenary
A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
Plunder
To rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, etc.
Private
A soldier with the lowest rank.
Privateer
An armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight.
Propaganda
Information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.