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Chapter 3
Colonial America
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charter (N) | A document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony. |
| Headright (N) | A company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of its future profits. |
| Joint-Stock Company (N) | A 50-acre grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way. |
| Burgess (N) | Elected representative to an assembly. |
| Dissent (N) | To disagree with or oppose an opinion. |
| Persecute (V) | To mistreat a person or group on the basis of their beliefs. |
| Tolerance (N) | The ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors. |
| Patroon (N) | Landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land. |
| Pacifist (A) | People opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes. |
| Indentured Servant (N) | Laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage in America. |
| Constitution (N) | A list of fundamental laws to support a government. |
| Debtor (N) | Person or country that owes money. |
| Investigate (V) | To try to discover facts and other information about something. |
| Expand (V) | To increase in size or number. |
| Enforce (V) | To apply a rule or law. |
| Policy (N) | A statement of ideals or plan of action. |
| Ethnic (A) | Of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background. |
| Function (N) | To be in action; to operate. |
| Estates (N) | Large area of land that has one owner. |
| Dominated (V) | To control. |
| Indigo (N) | The Indiofera plant, often called just indigo, was used to make indigo dye. |
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