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American Revolution Ch 6

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  • Continental Congress
    A group of colonists that would represent America and challenge British control
  • Continental Army
    American army
  • inflation
    when it costs more and more money to buy the same amount of goods
  • Patriot
    favored war against the British
  • previous
    earlier
  • recruit
    to enlist in the military
  • desert
    to leave without permission
  • strategy
    a plan of action
  • Preamble
    introduction to a document
  • mercenary
    worked for hire as a professional soldier
  • transfer
    to move
  • Parliment
    Elected people in British government with the power to make laws.
  • issue
    a subject that people have different views about
  • Loyalist
    colonists who sided with the British and did not want to cut ties with Britain
  • impact
    the effect of something
  • sustain
    to suffer or experience
  • blockade
    shutting of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
  • ratify
    to approve officially
  • siege
    to take something against someone's will
  • allies
    countries that formed alliances to achieve a common goal
  • ambush
    an attack where the attacker hides and surprises the enemy
  • privateer
    privately owned ship outfitted with weapons
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