| Term | Definition |
|---|
| tyrannical | unjustly cruel, harsh, or severe; absolute rule |
| mercenary | a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army |
| tavern | a public house for travelers, inn |
| flintlock musket | a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of |
| cartridge | a cylindrical case of pasteboard, metal, or the like, for holding a complete charge of powder. |
| powder horn | an animal's horn capped at the open end, used to carry gunpowder |
| primed | prepared for firing by inserting a charge of gunpowder |
| unveiled | revealed, open to being read |
| militia | an army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers |
| glowered | to stare angrily |
| appraised | to estimate the value of, to judge worthiness |
| ramrod | a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm |
| stomach | spirit, courage |
| furtive | cautious, secretive |
| congress | meeting |
| cowed | frightened with threats or a show of force |
| ambush | to attack from a concealed place |
| agitated | excited, disturbed |
| scrutiny | close and searching look |
| absorb | to learn or take in |
| flasks | a flat metal or glass bottle for carrying in the pocket |
| palisades | a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense |
| monotonously | tediously repetitious |
| grotesque | distorted and unnatural in shape or size |
| dress | to make straight; bring (troops) into line |
| daft | stupid, foolish, crazy |
| maneuver | to manipulate into a desired position |
| frantic | desperate, frenzied |
| spellbound | having your attention fixated as though by a spell |
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