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Chapter 3
colonial america
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| charter | a document granted 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 |
| headright | a 50 - acre grant of land 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 who oppose 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 a passage to America |
| constitution | a list of fundamental laws to support a government |
| deptors | person or country that owes money |