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chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chater | a document grating the recipient the right to settle a colony |
| investigate | to try to discover facts and other information about something |
| headright | a 50-acre grant for land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way |
| joint-stock company | a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of its future profits |
| burgess | elected representative to an assembly |
| expand | to increase in size or numbers |
| dissent | to disagree with or oppose an opinion |
| persecute | to mistreat a person of group on the biais of their beliefs |
| tolerance | a 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 | landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land |
| ethnic | of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural backgrounds |
| pacifists | people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes |
| functions | to be in action; to operate |
| indentured servant | laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchage for passageto America |
| estate | large area or land that has one owner |
| dominate | to control |
| constitution | a list or 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 |