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Ch. 3 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| investigate | to try to discover facts and other information about something. |
| charter | a document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony. |
| joint-stock company | a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of its future profits. |
| expand | to increase in size or number. |
| headright | a 50-acre grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way. |
| burgess | elected representative to an assembly. |
| dissent | to disagree with or oppose an opinion. |
| persecute | to mistreat a person or group on the basis of their beliefs. |
| tolerance | the ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors. |
| enforce | to apply a rule or law. |
| policy | a statement of ideals or plan of action. |
| patroon | landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land. |
| ethnic | of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background. |
| pacifists | people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes. |
| function | to be in action; to operate. |
| indentured servant | laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America. |
| estate | large area of land that has one owner. |
| dominate | to control. |
| indigo | The indigofera plant, often called just indigo, was used to make indigo dye. |
| debtor | person or country that owes money. |