Chapter 6 - Glossary

Question 1

Concerning the internal affairs of a country.

Answer 1

domestic

Question 2

In politics, a person appointed by the head of state to take charge of some department or agency of government.

Answer 2

minister

Question 3

Marked by strict authoritarian rule, without consent or participation by the populace.

Answer 3

autocratic

Question 4

A farmer or agricultural laborer, sometimes legally tied to the land and owing obligations to local nobles or gentry.

Answer 4

peasant

Question 5

French-Canadian fur trappers; literally translated as, “runners of the woods.”

Answer 5

coureurs des bois

Question 6

French-Canadian explorers, adventurers, and traders.

Answer 6

voyageurs

Question 7

A fleet of boats, usually smaller vessels.

Answer 7

flotilla

Question 8

Concerning the relations between the biological organisms and their environment.

Answer 8

ecological

Question 9

Concerning revolt by subordinate soldiers or seamen against their commanding officers.

Answer 9

mutinous

Question 10

Concerning the placement and planned movement of large-scale forces so as to gain political or military advantage in confrontation w/ the enemy. (By contrast, tactical refers to specific, variable, smaller scale methods of waging conflict or achieving strategic objectives).

Answer 10

strategic

Question 11

Unconventional combat waged by small military units using hit-and-run tactics.

Answer 11

guerilla warfare

Question 12

In warfare, very rapid military movements, usually by small units, against an enemy force or position.

Answer 12

sallies (sally)

Question 13

A military operation of surrounding and attacking a fortified place, often over a sustained period.

Answer 13

siege

Question 14

Trained professional soldiers, as distinct from part-time militia or conscripts.

Answer 14

regulars

Question 15

An official government certification granting a commanding rank in the armed forces.

Answer 15

commissions