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Chapter 3 america
Colonial America
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| charter | a document granting the holder the right to settle a colony |
| joint-stock company | a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of the company's future profits |
| headright | a grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way |
| burgess | elected representative to an assembly |
| investigate | to search for facts and other information about something |
| expand | to increase in size or number |
| dissent | to disagree with or oppose an opinion: disagreement or opposition |
| persecute | to mistreat people or groups on the basis of their beliefs |
| tolerance | the ability to accept or put up with different views or behavior |
| enforce | to apply a rule or law: to carry out of force |
| policy | a statement of deals or plan of action |
| patroon | landowner in the dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land |
| pacifists | 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 govenment |
| debator | (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] |