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Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charter | noun- a document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony |
| Investigate | verb- to try to discover facts and other information about something |
| joint-stock company | noun- a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of the company's future profits |
| expand | verb- to increase in size or number |
| headright | noun- a grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way |
| burgess | noun- elected representative to an assembly |
| dissent | noun- to disagree with or oppose an opinion |
| persecute | verb- to mistreat people or groups on the basis of their beliefs |
| tolerence | noun- the ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors |
| enforce | verb- to apply a rule or law |
| policy | noun- a statement of ideals or plan of action |
| patroon | noun- landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land |
| ethnic | adjective- of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background |
| pacifists | noun- people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes |
| 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 American |
| estate | noun- large area of land that has one owner |
| dominate | verb- to control |
| constitution | noun- a list of fundamental laws to support a government |
| indigo | noun- the indigofera plant, often called just indigo, was used to make indigo dye |
| debtor | noun- person or country that owes money |