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The American Revolution Vocab
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- 1mercenarya hired soldier
- 2recruitto enlist into the military
- 3inflationwhen it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods
- 4blockadea measure that keeps a country from communicating and trading with other nations
- 5privateera privately owned ship outfitted with weapons
- 6siegean attempt to force surrender by blocking the movement of people or goods into or out of a place
- 7ratifyto approve officially
- 8ambushan attack in which the attacker hides and surprises the enemy
- 9Lexington and ConcordFirst battles of the American Revolution "Shot heard round the world."
- 10Battle of SaratogaTurning point of the war. This American victory convinces France (and Spain) to help the Americans fight the British.
- 11Battle of YorktownFinal battle and American victory in the American Revolution, Lord Cornwallis surrenders.
- 12Articles of Confederation1st Constitution of the U.S. from 1776 to 1787 that set up a weak national government.
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- AMERICAN REVOLUTION VOCAB
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