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charter

a written grant establishing an institution and detailing member’s rights and privileges

indentured servant

a law that ended the U.S. government’s earlier policy of respecting the rights of the Native American to remain on their land

joint-stock company

a company whose share holders own stock in the company

traitor

a person who betrays his or hers people, nation, or cause

banish

to send away as punishment, usually without hope of return.

dissenter

a person who disagrees with a major belief or position

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

a founding document of the Connecticut colony that listed 11 laws and stood as the framework for governing the colony

King Philip’s War

a violent conflict between Native Americans and English colonist from New England, who were aided by Native American allies

Mayflower Compact

a shipboard contract signed by the Pilgrims on the Mayflower before they landed in North America, binding them to abide by their own law and establish a civil society

self-governance

the controls of one’s own affairs; the control of community affairs and law as by those who live there rather them by an outside ruler or monarch

separatist

a person in the 16th and 17th centuries who wished to leave the Church of England

levy

to require the payment of tax