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Chapter 3
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| charter | a document granting the recipitent the right to settle a colony |
| investigate | to discover facts about something |
| joint-stock company | a company where investors buy stock in return for a share of its future profits |
| headright | 50 acre grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way |
| burgess | elected representative to an assembly |
| expand | to increase in size or number |
| 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 |
| enforce | to apply a rule or law |
| policy | a statement of ideals or plan of action |
| patroon | landowner in the dutch colonies who ruled over large areas. |
| ethnic | of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious background. |
| pacifists | people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes |
| function | to be in action; to operate |
| indentured servant | laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time. |
| estate | large area of land with one owner |
| dominate | to control |
| constitution | a list of fundamental laws supporting the government |
| debtor | person or country that owes money |
| indigo | a plant use to make indigo dy |