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Ch. 3
Colonial America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| burgess | (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 |
| tolerance | (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 |
| pacifists | (n) people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes |
| functioned | (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 |
| 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 |