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Chapter 3
Colonial America
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charter | A document granting the holder the right to settle a colony |
| Joint-stock company | A company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of the company's future profits |
| Headright | A grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way |
| Burgess | Elected representative to an assembly |
| Investigate | To search for facts and other information about something |
| Expand | To increase in size or number |
| Dissent | To disagree with or oppose an opinion; disagreement or opposition |
| Persecute | To mistreat people or groups 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; to carry out by force |
| Policy | A statement of ideals or plan of action |
| 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; a person who is opposed to the use of violence |
| Ethnic | Of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background |
| Function | To be in action; to operate |
| Indentured servant | Laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America |
| Constitution | Detailed written plan for a government; a list of basic laws that support a government |
| Debtor | Person or country that owes money |
| Estate | Large area of land that has one owner |
| Dominate | To control |
| Indigo | Type of plant/crop, {The indigofera plant, often called just indigo, was used to make indigo dye} |