| blockade | barring entry by ships |
| quarter | a soldier's housing |
| rights | irrevocable freedoms |
| minutemen | soldiers available on short notice |
| patriots | loyal to one’s nation |
| dread | to wait with fear |
| recovery | a return to being well |
| prospecting | looking for gold |
| citizen | a member of a country |
| occupation | a person's job |
| ransack | messy search |
| herb | useful plant |
| expression | look on the face |
| emigrant | person leaving his country |
| grant | something that is given |