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1D lesson 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| charter | a docment the reicipent the right to settle a colony. |
| joint astock company | a copanymy in with invetors buy stock in return for share of its futer profits |
| headright | a 50-aqcre grant of land given to colonial settler who paid their own way |
| burgess | elected representive to an assembly |
| investigate | to search for facts and other informtion about something |
| expand | to increase in the size or number |
| dissent | to disagree with or opsseo an opinion disagreement r opposition |
| perseute | to mistreat people or groups on the basis of their beliefs |
| tolerance | the ability to accept of put up withy different views of behaviors |
| enforee | to apply a rule of law to carry out by force |
| policy | a statement of ideals or plan of action |
| patroon | landowner in the dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land |
| pacifists | people opposed to the ues of war or violence to settle disputes a person who is opposed to the use of violence. |
| ethnic | of or relating to a national,tribal,racial,religious,language,or cultural background. |
| 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. |
| constitution | detailed written plan for a government a list of basic laws that support a government |
| debtor | person or country that owes money |
| estate | large area of land that has one owner |
| dominate | to control |
| indigo | type of plant crop.the indiofera plant often called just indigo was used to make indigo dye |