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What is a charter?
A document granting the holder the right to settle a colony in a given area
Expand
To increase in size or number
Policy
A statement of ideas or a plan of action
Constitution
A detailed written plan for government; a list of basic laws to support a government
Joint stock Company?
A business in which investors buy stock in return for its future profits
Dissent
To disagree with or opppose an established or a widely accepted belief or practice
Patroon
A landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large ares of land
Debitor
A person or country that owes money
Headright
A 50 acer grant of land given to settlers who paid their own way
Persecute
To mistreat a person or group on basic of their beliefs
Pacificist
A person who is opposed to the use of war or violence to settle a dispute
Estate
A large area of land that has one owner
Burgers
Elected representatives to an assembly
Tolerance
The ability to accept and respect different views and beliefs
Ethnic
Of or relating to national tributary, racial, religiou, language, or cultural background
Dominant
To control
Investigate
To search for facts and other information about something
Enforce
To apply a rule or law to carry out by force
Function
To be an action; to operate
Indigo
A plant