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Ch.3 section 1
History vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charter | documents granting the right to organize settlements in an area |
| joint-stock company | a company in which investors buy stock in the company in return for a share of thee future profits |
| headright | a land grant of 50 acres to settlers who paid their own way to the colonies |
| burgesses | representatives of the colonies' towns that could make local laws for the colonies |