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VOCAB CHAP#4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 share its future profits. |
| Headright | A 50- acre grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way. |
| Burgess | An elected representative to an assembly. |
| Dissent | To disagree w/ or oppose an opinion. |
| Persecute | To mistreat a person or group based on their belief. |
| Tolerance | The ability to accept or put up w/ different views or behavior. |
| Patroon | A landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land. |
| Pacifist | A person who is opposed to use of violence. |
| Indentured servant | A laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America. |
| Estate | A league of land has one owner |
| Constitution | A list of fundamental laws of a supportive government. |
| Debtor | A person or country that owes money. |