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Chapter 3
Colonial american
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charter | a document granting 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 profits |
| headright | a 50 acre grant iof land given to colonusl 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 |
| pacifist | people opposed t othe 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 passage to america |
| consitution | a list of fundamental laws to support a government |
| debtor | person or country that owes money |
| Subsistence farming | producing just enough to meet immediate needs |
| cash crop | a crop that can be sold easily in markets |
| diversity | variety such as of enthic or national groups |
| triangular trade | trade route between three destinations such as britain West Africa and the west indies |
| slave code | rules focusing on the behavior and punishment of enslaves people |
| export | to sell abroad |
| import | to bring in from foregin markets |
| estate | large area of land that has one owner |
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