VOCAB
charter
a document granting the holder the right to start up a colony in a given area
burgers
elected representatives to an assembly
policy
a statement of ideas or a plan of action
Constitution
a detailed written plan for the government; a list of basic laws
headright
a 50 acre grant of land to colonize settlers who paid their own way
joint stock company
a business when investors buy stick in return for a share of future profits
patroon
land owner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land
debtor
A person or country that owes money
expand
to increase in size or number
investigate
to search for facts and other information about something
Pacificist
A person who is opposed to violence or war or violence to settle disputes
estate
a large area of land that has one owner
persecute
to mistreat a person or group on basis of their beliefs
dissent
to disagree or oppose a widely accepted belief of practice
Of or relating to a nation, tribal, racial, religious, language or culture background
Ethnic
dominant
to control
enforce
to apply a rule or law and to carry out by force
tolerance
the ability to accept and respect different views or beliefs or behaviors
function
to be an action; to operate
indigo
a plant used to dye cotton blue