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chapter 3
colonial america
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| charter | (n) a document granting the holder the right to settle a colony |
| Joint-stock company | (n) a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of the company's future profits |
| headright | (N) a grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way |
| burgess | (N) elected representative to an assembly |
| investigate | (V) to search for facts and other information about something |
| expand | (V) to increase in size or number |
| dissent | (V) to disagree with or oppose an opinion; disagreement or opposition |
| persecute | (V) to mistreat people or groups on the basis of their beliefs |
| tolerance | (N) the ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors |
| enforce | (V) to apply a rule or law; to carry out by force |
| policy | (N) a statement of ideals or plan of action |
| patroon | (N) a landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land |
| pacifists | (N) people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes; a person who is opposed to the use of violence |
| ethnic | (adj) of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background |
| function | (V) to be in action; to operate |
| indentured servant | (N) laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America |
| constitution | (N) detailed written plan for a government; a list of basic laws that support a government |
| debtor | (N) person or country that owes money |
| estate | (N) large area of land that has one owner |
| dominate | (V) to control |
| indigo | (N) type of plant/crop, [The indigofera plant, often called just indigo, was used to make indigo dye] |