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Question | Answer |
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headright | land grant to settlers who pay their own way |
indentured servants | slaves who are in service for 5-7 years to pay for freedom |
planters | owner of a large plantation |
seperatists | people who seperate from the church. |
immagrants | someone who leaves their home for another |
slavery | people forced to work for others. |
joint stock company | investors looking to colonize for profit |
debtors | person or country who owes money |
persicuted | being judged for you'r beliefs |
dissent | to dissagree with |
tolerance | how well you handle pressure, or changes |
charter | a contract that gives the right to settle on land |
house of burgesses | first system of government |
enslaved africans | unpaid slaves that work their whole lives |
gentlemen | 1st settlers of Jamestown |
profit | toatal amount gained after paying off taxes and bills |
revenue | money used to pay taxes |