SS Ch.6 Vocab.

A professional soldier hired by a foreign army

Yorktown was under ___________ for three weeks and had to surrender.

Military actions to achieve a goal

U.S. allowed ___________ to attack English merchant ships and steal cargo.

Troops or ships preventing commercial traffic in/out of a region.

The British Naval force was the strongest _________ during the American Revolution.

A large group of warships

The British ___________ Boston harbor to prevent trade ships from entering or leaving.

Armed private ship licensed to attack merchant ships

The American _________ at the start of the war was to survive and avoid a crushing defeat.