mercenary
ratify
recruit
desert
privateer
inflation
ambush
strategy
blocade
siege
private ship that is equipped with weapons. goal to cature enemy merchant ships and take their cargo
a plan or method for doing something
leave your post without permission. Runaway from the army
person who is paid to fight for a country Hessians were Germans paid by Britain to fight against the colonists
surprise attack; to hide and surprise a group
encourage to join the military
money loses value; it costs more to buy the same thing
to surround a place and not let people or materials in and out of the place
stop ships from entering or leaving a port. England had a __ to prevent ships from entering Boston Harbor
adopt or apporve a rule, law or document
