| A | B |
| ordinance | a law made by a government |
| squatter | a person who lives on land without permission |
| territory | an area of land under the control of a government |
| profit | money gained when a good or service is solf for more money than it cost to make |
| frontier | the edge between settled and unsettled land |
| negotiate | to come to an agreement by discussion |
| constitution | a written plan of government |
| representative | a person chosen to speak or act for others |
| confederation | a group united for one purpose |
| reservation | an area of land set aside by the government for American Indians |