Chapter 6 Packet Questions Flashcards
What is a blockade?
To cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out, to close off a country’s port
What does neutral mean?
Not taking a side in a conflict
What is an ambush?
A surprise attack
What is a mercenary?
A paid soldier who serves in the army of a foreign country
What is a privateer?
An armed private ship
What does recruit mean?
To enlist soldiers in the army
What does guerrilla mean?
A style of battle in which one side does not fight in ranks, and ambushes the other side by using the environment
What does desert mean?
To leave without permission
What is warfare?
A battle that is fought between two sides
What is inflation?
Continuos rise in price of goods and services, but without the money to back the price
What does ratify mean?
To approve
What was the Revolutionary War?
The war that was fought in America, when the colonists won and gave the Americans their independence?
Who was Patrick Henry?
A man who was against the British, gave speeches in the Virginia House of Burgesses
What were some advantages the patriots had over the British?
They were fighting on their own ground, motivated to fight so they would not have to be under British rule
Who was Marquis de Lafayette?
He was the French noble who helped General George Washington at Valley Forge
