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SS: 3 vocabulary
| Term | Part of speech | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Charter | Noun | a document granting the holder the right to settle a colony |
| Joint-stock company | Noun | a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of the company's future profits |
| Headright | Noun | a grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way |
| Burgess | Noun | elected representative to an assembly |
| investigate | Verb | to search for facts and other information about something |
| expand | Verb | to increase in size or number |
| dissent | Verb | to disagree with or oppose an opinion; disagreement or opposition |
| persecute | Verb | to mistreat people or groups on the basis of their beliefs |
| tolerence | Verb | the ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors |
| enforce | Verb | to apply a rule or law; to carry out by force |
| policy | Verb | a statement of ideals or plan of action |
| Patroon | Noun | landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land |
| Pacifists | Noun | people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle dispute |
| ethnic | Adjective | of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background |
| function | Verb | to be in action; to operate |
| Indentured servant | Noun | laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America |
| Constitution | Noun | detailed written plan for a government; a list of basic laws that support a government |
| Debtor | Noun | person or country that owes money |
| Estate | Noun | large area of land that has one owner |
| dominate | Verb | to control |
| Indigo | Noun | Used to make indigo dye |