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Social Studies Ch. 3
Vocabulary (Colonial America)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| charter | document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony |
| expand | to increase size or number |
| investigate | to try to discover facts and other information about something |
| Burgess | elected representative to an assembly |
| headright | a 50-acre grant of 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 |
| 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 of behaviors |
| enforce | to apply a rule or law |
| policy | a statement of ideals |
| patroon | landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land |