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Chapter 3; Section 1
Studying
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charter | Documents granting the right to organize settlements in an area |
| Headright | Land grant |
| Joint-stock Company | A company in which investors buy stock in the company in return for a share of its future profits |
| Burgesses | Representatives of the colony‘s towns, and they could make local laws for the colony |