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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 | noun | to disagree with or oppose an opinion; disagreement or opposition |
| persecute | verb | to mistreat people or groups on the basis of their beliefs |
| tolerance | noun | 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 | noun | 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 disputes; a person who is opposed to the use of violence |
| ethnic | adjective | of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background |
| function | noun | 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 | crop; indigofera plant, often called just indigo, used to make indigo dye (blue/purple) |