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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Charter | a document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony. (noun). |
| Investigate | to try to discover facts and other information about something. (verb). |
| Joint-stock company | in which investors buy stock in return for a share of its future profits. (noun). |
| Headright | a 50-acre grant of land given to colonial Steelers who paid their own way. (noun). |
| Burgess | elected representative to an assembly. (noun). |
| Expand | to increase in size or number. (verb). |
| Dissent | to disagree with or oppose an opion. (adj). |
| Persecute | to mistreat a person or groups on the basis of their beliefs. (adj). |
| Tolerance | the ability to accept or put up with diffrent views or behaviors. (noun). |
| Enforce | to apply a rule or law. (verb). |
| Policy | a statement of ideals or plan of action. (noun). |
| Patroon | landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land. (noun). |
| Ethnic | of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religous, language, or cultural background. (adj). |
| Pacifists | people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle diputes. (noun). |
| Function | to be in action; to operate. (noun). |
| Indentured servant | laborer who agrees tto work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for pssage to Ameica. (noun). |
| Estate | large area of land that has one owner. (noun). |
| Dominate | to control. (verb). |
| Constitution | a list of fundamental laws to support a government. (noun). |
| Debtor | person or country that owes money. (noun). |
| Indigo | the indigofer plant, often called just indigo, was used to make indigo dye. (noun). |