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ch. 3
Colonial America
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| charter (n) | a document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony |
| investigate (v) | to try to discover facts and other information about something |
| joint-stock company (n) | a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of its future profits |
| headright (n) | a 50-acre grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way |
| burgees (n) | elected representative to an assembly |
| dissent (v) | to disagree with or oppose an opinion |
| persecute (v) | to mistreat a person or group on the basis of their beliefs |
| tolerance (v) | the ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors |
| patroon (n) | landowner in the Dutch colonies who rules over large areas of land |
| ethnic (n) | 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 |
| function (adj) | to be in action; opperate |
| indentured (n) | labored who agrres to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for a 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 the government |
| debtor (n) | a person or country that owes money |
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