a document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony

a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of the company's future profits

to increase in size or number

a grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way

elected representative to an assembly

to disagree with or oppose an opinion

to mistreat people or groups on the basis of their beliefs

the ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors

to apply a rule or law

a statement of ideals or plan of action

landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land

of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background

people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes

to be in action; to operate