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militia | all able-bodied citizens eligible by law to be called on to provide military service supplementary to the regular armed forces |
Iroquois Confederacy | also known as the Five Nations, and later as the Six Nations from 1722 onwards; alternatively referred to by the endonym Haudenosaunee are an Iroquoian-speaking confederacy of Native Americans and First Nations peoples in northeast North America |
neutral | not helping or supporting either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartial |
alliance | a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations |
frontier | the extreme limit of settled land beyond which lies wilderness, especially referring to the western US before Pacific settlement |
delegate | a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference |
Albany Plan of Union | a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government |
prime minister | the head of an elected government; the principal minister of a sovereign or state |
treaty | a formally concluded and ratified agreement between countries |
Seven Years War | global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas. One of the opposing alliances was led by Great Britain and Prussia. |
convert | change one's religious faith or other beliefs |
missionary | a person sent on a religious mission, especially one sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country |
resource | a stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively |
fort | a fortified building or strategic position |
aftermath | the consequences or aftereffects of a significant unpleasant event |