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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 | (adj)a grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way |
| burgesses | (n)elected representative to an assembly |
| dissented | (n)to disagree with or oppose an opinion |
| persecuted | (adj)to mistreat people or groups on the basis of their beliefs |
| tolerance | (v)the ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors |
| enforced | (N)to apply a rule or law |
| policy | (n)a statement of ideals or plan of action |
| patroons | ( v)landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land |
| ethnic | B)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 | )Mto 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 |
| estates | N)large area of land that has one owner |
| dominated | v)to control |
| constitution | (v)a list of fundamental laws to support a government |
| indigo | (n)The indigofera plant, often called just indigo, was used to make indigo dye |
| debtors | (n)person or country that owes money |