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Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| charter | a document granting the holder the right to settle a colony |
| joint-stock company | a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of the company's future profits |
| headright | a grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way |
| burgess | elected representative to an assembly |
| investigate | to search for facts and other information about something |
| expand | to increase in size or number |
| dissent | to disagree with or oppose an opinion; disagreement or opposition |
| persecute | to mistreat people or groups on the basis of their beliefs |
| tolerance | the ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors |
| enforce | to apply a rule or law; to carry out by |
| policy | a statement of ideals or plan of action |
| patroon | andowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land |
| pacifists | people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes; a person who is opposed to the use of violence |
| ethnic | of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background |