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Chapter 3 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chapter | A document granting the recipitent 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 of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way |
| dissent | To disagree with or oppose an opinion |
| persecute | to mistreat a person or group on their 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 |
| pacifists | people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes |