Relier Pairs chapter 6 vocabulary practiceVersion en ligne match the term with the definition par Susan Brown 1 desert 2 privateer 3 siege 4 ratify 5 strategy 6 recruit 7 inflation 8 blocade 9 mercenary 10 ambush person who is paid to fight for a country Hessians were Germans paid by Britain to fight against the colonists leave your post without permission. Runaway from the army to surround a place and not let people or materials in and out of the place surprise attack; to hide and surprise a group encourage to join the military money loses value; it costs more to buy the same thing a plan or method for doing something adopt or apporve a rule, law or document private ship that is equipped with weapons. goal to cature enemy merchant ships and take their cargo stop ships from entering or leaving a port. England had a __ to prevent ships from entering Boston Harbor