8thgrade History Chapter6
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- inflation
- a continuous rise in price of goods and services
- neutral
- taking no side in a conflict
- desert
- to leave without permission
- ratify
- to approve
- ambush
- a surprise attack
- recruit
- to enlist soldiers in the army
- guerilla warfare
- a hit-and-run techniqueused in fighting a war
- privateer
- an armed private ship
- blockade
- 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 ports
- mercenary
- a paid soldier who serves in the army of a foreign country