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| a person who settles on land that is new to them |
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| a large boat with a flat bottom used on rivers by settlers |
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| a group that bought land in what is now southeastern Ohio to sell to the pioneers |
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| a group that bought land in what is now northern Ohio to sell to the pioneers |
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| settlement started in November of 1788 by Benjamin Stiles |
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| first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory, started in April 1788 by the Ohio Company |
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| the laws and people that run a city, state, or country |
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| a law that called for land west of the Appalachian Mts to be surveyed and divided into townships |
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| freedoms guaranteed to all citizens |
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| a plan for government- it explains the most important laws |
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| the right of a person accused of a crime to be judged by people in the community |
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| a law that named the Northwest Territory and set up the government |
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| the branch of government that makes the laws |
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| the legislative part of government, it makes U.S. laws |
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| making one person the property of another |
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| an area of land owned by a country within or outside of its borders |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| the first constitution of the U.S. |
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| the steps Ohio had to follow to become a state |
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- Congress chooses leaders
- 5,000 white males vote to elect a legislature
- when the population reaches 60,000 the people write a constitution |
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| settlement started in 1796 by the Connecticut Land Company |
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