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European Explorers Key Terms (Charter (a written grant by a country's…
European Explorers Key Terms
Charter
a written grant by a country's legislative or sovereign power, by which a body such as a company, college, or city is founded and its rights and privileges defined
Expedition
journeys for a specific purpose, such as exploration
Monopoly
the sole possession of an object
Militia
a military force composed mostly of citizen-soldiers
Surveyor
a person who measures the position, size, and shape of a piece of land
Frontier
the area just at the edge of or beyond a settled area
Speculators
person who invest in stocks
Denomination
religious groups
Discriminate
recognize a distinction; differentiate
Slavery
the practice of owning people as property and forcing them to work
indentured servant
people who signed a contract to agree to work for a certain amount of time