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Ch.3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| charter | a document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony . |
| joint - stock company | a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of its future profits. |
| headright | a 50 acre grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way. |
| burgess | elected representative to an assembly. |
| dissent | to disagree with or oppose an opinion |
| persecute | to mistreat a person or group on the basis of their beliefs. |
| tolerance | the ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors. |
| 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 . |
| indentured servant | laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America. |
| consitution | a list of fundamental laws to support a government . |
| debtor | person or country that owes money. |