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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charter | a document that granted the rightt to form a colony |
| joint-stock-company | a company in which ivestigaters buy stock in return for share of it's future profits |
| headright | a 50-acre grant of land given to colonial settelers who paid their own way |
| burgess | elected representative to an assembly |
| dissent | to dissagree with or opose 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 of land |
| ethnic | of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religous, language, or cultural background |
| pacifist | people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes |
| funtion | to be in action; to operate |
| indentured servent | laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for a passage to America |
| estate | large area of land thst has one owner |
| dominate | to control |