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Ch. 3
Colonial America
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Investigate | (V)to try to discover facts and other information about something |
| Charter | (N)a document granting the recipient 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 |
| Expand | (V)to increase in size or number |
| Headright | (N)a grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way |
| Burgesses | (N)elected representative to an assembly |
| Dissent | (V)to disagree with or oppose an opinion |
| Persecute | (V)to mistreat people or groups on the basis of their beliefs |
| Tolerence | (N)the ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors |
| Enforce | (V)to apply a rule or law |
| Policy | (N)a statement of ideals or plan of action |
| Patroon | (N)landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land |
| Ethnic | (Adj)of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background |
| Pacifist | (N)people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes |
| Function | (V)to be in action; to operate |
| Indentured Servent | (N)laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America |
| Estate | (N)large area of land that has one owner |
| Dominate | (V)to control |
| Constitution | (N)a list of fundamental laws to support a government |
| Indigo | (N)The indigofera plant, often called just indigo, was used to make indigo dye |
| Debtor | (N)person or country that owes money |