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Socail Studies
chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chacter | a document granting the recipient the right to settle a colonly. |
| chacter | a document granting the recipient the right to settle a colonly. |
| investigating | to try to discover facts and other information about something |
| investigating | to try to discover facts and other information about something |
| headright | a 50-arce grantof land given to colonial settlers who paid their way |
| joint-stock company | a company in which investdos buy stocking return for a share of ots fruture profits. |
| joint-stock company | a company in which investdos buy stocking return for a share of ots fruture profits. |
| burgees | elected representative to an assebmely. |
| burgees | elected representative to an assebmely. |
| expand | to increase in size or numbers |
| dissent | to disagree with or oppisite an opopion |
| persecute | to mistreat a person or group on the basis of their beliefs |
| tolerance | the ablitly to accept or put up with different views or behavior |
| patroon | landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land |
| patroon | landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land |
| pacifists | people opposed to the use of water war or violence to settle disputes |
| functionn | to be in action, to operate |
| indentured servant | laboror who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America |
| pacifists | people opposed to the use of water war or violence to settle disputes |
| estate | large area of land that has one owner |
| functionn | to be in action, to operate |
| indentured servant | laboror 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 fundamental laws to support a government |
| debtor | person or country that owes money |
| indogio | the indigofera plant, often called just inogio, |