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Colonial America
Words from Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charter | A document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony |
| Investigate | To try to discover facts and other information about something |
| 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 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 n 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 |
| Constitution | A list of fundamental laws to support a government |
| Debtor | Person or country that owes money |
| Indigo | The indigofera plant, often called just indigo, was used to make indigo dye |