Vocabulary List artillery weapons for discharging missiles; a branch of an army battery an emplacement for one of more pieces

re pieces of artillery blockade an action to keep supplies from getting into or out of an area brigade a large unit of soldiers fortifications a fort or defensive earthwork, wall, etc. master a person in charge; a military title vessels ships Document List Primary Source: A first-hand, original account, record, or evidence about a person, place, object, or an event. Types of Primary Sources: Oral histories, objects, photographs, and documents such as newspapers, ledgers, census records, diaries, journals, and inventories. Secondary Source: An account, record, or evidence derived from an original or primary source. Secondary sources are not written during the time period of the event. Types of Secondary Sources: Textbooks, Encyclopedias (including Wikipedia), Books (not written during the event), Biographies.