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Words to Understand

ally— one that is associated with another as a helper. colonists— a group of people who settle in a new land and form a community. constitution— the document containing the laws that govern a country. copper— a reddish-brown metal used mostly in pennies, as pipes for plumbing, and as electrical wire, but also used in sheets to make statues and parts of buildings. democracy— a form of government in which the people of a nation select their own leaders and write their own laws. ratify— to approve and sanction formally.