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| colony | A place that is ruled by a distant country |
| colonist | A person who is ruled by a distant country |
| ally | A person or country that joins with another for a common purpose |
| treaty | A formal agreement between countries |
| frontier | The edge of a settled area |
| proclamation | An official public announcement |
| squatter | People who settle on land without permission and without paying for it |
| Declaration of Independence | A document written by Thomas Jefferson explaining why the 13 colonies should be free of British rule |
| tax | Money people pay to the governement so that it can perform services |
| pioneer | A person who settles on land that is new to them |
| flatboat | A large boat with a flat bottom used on rivers |
| Ohio Company | A group that bought land in what is now southeastern Ohio for settlement and resale |
| Northwest Ordinance | A law that named the territory west of the Appalachian Mountains and set up a plan for its government |
