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8th Grade History
Chapters 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4
Term | Definition |
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charter | a document granting the holder the right to settle a colony |
joint stock company | a business in which investors buy stock in return for a share of its future profits |
headright | a 50-acre grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way |
burgess | elected representative to an assembly |
investigate | to search for facts and other information about something |
expand | to increase in size or number |
dissent | |
persecute | to mistreat a person or group on the basis of their beliefs |
tolerance | the ability to accept and respect different views or behaviors |
enforce | to apply a rule or law; to carry out by force |
policy | a statement of ideals or plan of action |
patroons | landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land |
pacifist | people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes |
ethnic | of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background |
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 |
Constitution | a detailed written plan for a government; a list of basic laws that support a government |
debtor | person or country that owes money |
estate | a large area of land that has one owner |
dominate | to control |
indigo |