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Colonial America
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charter | a document granting the recipiant the right to settle a colony |
| Investigate | to try to discover facts and other information about something |
| 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 |
| expand | to increase in size or number |
| Dissent | to disagree with 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 |
| Enforce | to apply a rule or law |
| Policy | a statement of ideals or plan of action |
| Patroon | land owner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land |
| Ethnic | of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background |
| Pacifists | people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes |
| Function | to be in action; to operate |
| Indentured Servant | laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America |
| Estate | large area of land that has one owner |
| Dominate | to control |
| Constitution | a list of fundamental laws to support a government |
| Debtor | person or country that owes money |
| Indigo | the indigofera plant, often called just indigo, was used to make indigo dye |