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Ch. 3 vocab
Ch. 3-Colonial America
Term | Definition |
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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 |
Headright | A 50-acre grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way |
Burgess | Elected representative to an assesmbly |
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 behavoirs |
Patroon | Landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land |
Pacifists | People opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes |
Indentured Servant | Laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America |
Constitution | A list of fundamental laws to support a government |
Debtor | Person or country that owes money |