Artillery

Large caliber guns used for warfare on land or a branch of the military that uses such weapons

Noun

Ordnance, cannons

Blockade

An act of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving

Noun or verb

Siege, obstacle, obstruction

Fortifications

A defensive wall or other reinforcement built to strengthen a place against attack.

Noun

Wall, rampart, defense, palisade, barricade

Militia

A military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.

Noun

minutemen

Gentry

People of good social position, specifically (in the UK) the class of people next below the nobility in position and birth

Noun

Landed gentry, elite, high society, aristocracy

Curiosity

A strange or unusual object or fact

Noun

Curio, curiosities

Battery

A group of artillery, often placed behind a fortification

--in Chains, the Battery refers to a specific fort on the southern tip of the island of Manhattan with cannons overlooking the water. Noun (in this specific instance, a proper

noun)

Synonyms

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Sustenance

means of sustaining life; nourishment

Noun

Food, nutrition, something that sustains you

Propriety

Conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners

Noun

Politeness, decency, modesty, correctness in manners

Wharf

A structure built on the shore of a body of water, projecting into the water, so that vessels may be moored (tied up) alongside to load, unload, or to lie at rest

Noun

Dock, pier, quay, berth

Treason

Acting to overthrow one’s government; violating one’s allegiance to their state or ruler

Noun

Treachery, betrayal

Detestable

Something that is hateful or abominable

Adjective

execrable, abhorrent, loathsome, odious, vile

Conspiracy

A secret plan made up of two or more people, usually to commit a crime or do harm

Noun

Plot, treachery, collusion, intrigue, cabal

Auction

A public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

Noun

In Chains, this refers to slave auction

Tory/Loyalist

An American colonist who supported the British side during the American Revolution.

A person who remains loyal to the established ruler or government, esp. in the face of a revolt

Noun

Peculiar

belonging exclusively toStrange or odd; unusual

adjective

Distinctive, characteristic, idiosyncratic

Vex (ing)

Make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, esp. with trivial matter

verb

Annoy, irritate, infuriate

Rabble

A disorderly crowd, a mob

Noun

Commoners, populace, plebian

disperse

To go or cause to go in different directions or to different destinations

To distribute or spread over a wide areaVerb

Scatter, drive off, chase away, dissolve, disband

Patriot

A person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it

against enemies or detractors.Noun

In Chains, a supporter of independence from England. Organizers and soldiers who supported independence for the

Colonists.

Baseness

Having or showing a contemptible, mean-spirited, or selfish lack of human decency

Lack of ethics and moralityNoun

Ignoble, unworthy, contemptible, mean, lowly

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Illustrious

well known, respected, and admired for past achievements

Adjective

eminent, distinguished, acclaimed, notable, noteworthy, prominent,

Unseemly

(of behavior or actions) not proper or appropriate

Adjective

improper, unbecoming, unfitting, unbefitting

Noxious

harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant

Adjective

toxic, deadly, harmful, dangerous, pernicious

Insolence

a rude and arrogant lack of respect

noun

disrespectful, insubordinate, rude, impudent, contemptuous