Charter
a document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony
joint-stock company
a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of its future profits
Headright
a 50-acre grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way
Burgess
elected representative to an assembly
dissent
to disagree with or to oppose an opinion
persecute
to mistreat a person or group on the basis of their beliefs
Tolerence
the ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors
pontoon
landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land
pacifist
people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes
Indentured Servants
laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America
Constitution
a list of fundamental laws to support a government
debtor
person or country that owes money
indigo
used to make ____________ dye
investigate
to try and discover facts and other info about something
expand
to increase in size or number
Enforce
to apply a rule or law
Policy
a statement of ideals or plan of action
ethinic
of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background
function
to be in action to opperate
estate
large area of land that has one owner
dominate
to control