Question 1

An agreement to work together.

Accepted Answer

alliance

Question 2

A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies.

Accepted Answer

militia

Question 3

A plan of action.

Accepted Answer

strategy

Question 4

A soldier who is paid to fight in a foreign army.

Accepted Answer

mercenary

Question 5

A meeting place and time arranged beforehand.

Accepted Answer

rendezvous

Question 6

Small groups of loosely organized soldiers making surprise raids.

Accepted Answer

guerrillas

Question 7

Cannons and large guns.

Accepted Answer

artillery

Question 8

A knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon.

Accepted Answer

bayonet

Question 9

Armed private ship licensed to attack merchant ships.

Accepted Answer

privateer

Question 10

American naval commander in the Revolutionary War who said " I have not yet begun to fight."

Accepted Answer

John Paul Jones

Question 11

A nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as winning a war.

Accepted Answer

ally

Question 12

French soldier who joined General Washington's staff and became a general in the Continental Army.

Accepted Answer

Marquis de Lafayette

Question 13

To leave without permission.

Accepted Answer

desert

Question 14

Self-reliance and freedom from outside control.

Accepted Answer

independence

Question 15

Condition surrounding something; a situation.

Accepted Answer

circumstance

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