Vocabulary 1
Hired soldier
Who is a mercenary?
Privately owned ship that has weapons
What is a privateer?
To enlist in the military
What is to recruit?
An attempt to force surrender by blocking the movement of people or goods into or out of a place
What is a siege?
To leave without permission or intent (purpose) to come back
What is to desert?
To approve officially
What is to ratify?
When it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods
What is inflation?
An attack in which the attacker hides and surprises the enemy
What is an ambush?
Measure that keeps ships from entering or leaving a harbor
What is a blockade?
People who are called to fight when needed
What is a militia?