A system that gave an individual a charter (or contract) to operate a colony as a business.

a group of people who settle in a distant land but who still keep their ties to their native land.

a set of laws governing the conduct of the slaves during the French colonial period

the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.

Young women who came to Louisiana in 1728 to become wives of the settlers; they brought their items in a casket (casket-like chest).

a person who is bound to a life of service to others and who is considered property.

a member of the highest class in society

to integrate into a larger culture.

large estate or farm

a group existing during the French colonial period that was in charge of judicial matters and was presided over by the commissary commissioner

a parcel of land given to the directors of the Company of the West under the condition that they bring settlers to the colony.

a person who worked for another person for a period of time in order to pay off a debt

transferred or gave up

an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting

a person who lives away from his or her native country, either from choice or compulsion

the right or condition to self-government

a particular form of language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group

a ruler with total power over a country

a person who has been forced to leave his or her country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster

an economic system in which colonies send raw materials to the mother country in order to benefit the mother country’s economy