charter

an official document giving a person permission to do something such as settle in a area

burgess

elected represnetative

persecution

treating someone harshly because of their beliefs

pilgrim

person who makes a journey for religious reasons

representative goverment

a form of government where people are represented by the people they elect

assume

to accept as true

stability

firmly in place not likely to change

democracy

form of government where the power is held by its people of representatives they elect

constitution

plan of goverment

proprietor

business owners

diversity

made up of people or things that are diffrent

primary

first, main man