One who is against war or the use of violence.

To take control of a place.

A wetland ecosystem in which shrubs and trees grow.

To overcome by superior force, crush; to affect so deeply as to make helpless.

To discuss something in an attempt to reach agreement.

Staying power; patience; stamina.

A distant military station or a remote settlement.

Slowly over a period of time.

An ongoing organization that performs certain functions for society.

Body of ideas, achievements, and morals.

A weak constitution that governed America during and right after the Revolutionary War.

A law that divided much of the United States into a system of townships to facilitate the sale of land to settlers.

Region of the United States bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes.

A series of attacks on courthouses by a small band of farmers led by Revolutionary War captain Daniel Shays to block foreclosure proceedings.

A field of grass or wildflowers.

A hostile disagreement face-to-face

Person whose job is to examine and record the details of a piece of land

A pledge that something will happen or that something is true.