Understanding Investment and Colonial Terms

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to make known publicly

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claim

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a set of laws signed by King Louis XIV in 1685 that governed the practice of slavery in the French Colonies

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code noir

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a group of people of one nationality or ethnic group living in a foreign city or country

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colony

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a person or organization that puts money into a company with the expectations of achieving a profit

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investor

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a business owned by its investor

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joint-stock company

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land that is given to a person, company, or state in exchange for a specific purpose

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land grant

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an economy based on the concept that colonies were created to benefit the countries that founded them

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mercantilism

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someone who is granted ownership of a colony to establish a government and distribute land

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proprietor

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to obtain a financial advantage or benefit, especially from an investment

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profit

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an agreement between nations used to end wars, settle land disputes, and even establish new countries

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treaty