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Vocab chap 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Jamestown | First successful English colony |
| Indigo | Flowering plant used to dye cloth a deep blue |
| Head right | 50- acre land grant given to settler who could pay their way to the colonies |
| Burgesses | Representatives that the colonist voted for using ballots |
| Patroons | Landowners who receive land grants from the Dutch West Indies |
| Charter | Document granting person the right to settle a colony |
| Debtor | A person or country who owes money |
| Pacifist | Person opposed to the use of violence |
| Plymoth | British colony founded for religious reasons in 1620 |
| Constitution | List of fundamental laws to support a government |
| Joint stock company | A company in which investors buy stock in return for a share for the profit |
| Indenture servant | Person who agrees to work without pay in trade for passage to the colonies |
| Tolerance | To accept of put up with different views or behaviors |
| Dissent | To disagree with or oppose an opinion |
| Persecute | To mistreat a person or group on the basis of there beliefs |