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fort
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a fortified building used by military troops for protection and defense
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outpost
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an outlying military post
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beaver
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an amphibious rodent with a thick brown pelt, a wide flat tail, and front teeth used as chisels to fell and strip small trees in the building of its damlike habitat
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pelt
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the skin or hide of an animal, usually fur-bearing
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frontier
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the outer or furthest reaches, as of settlement or exploration
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musket
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a heavy gun with a long barrel, carried on the shoulder
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trapper
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one who traps wild animals and sells or trades their furs
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scout
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a person sent ahead to acquire information, especially in a war zone
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flintlock
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an obsolete gun mechanism in which a flint strikes steel, making a spark that ignites the priming powder
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sachem
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chief of a tribe or a member of the governing body of a confederation of tribes
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treaty
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a formal agreement between two or more countries
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