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Age of discovery

QuestionAnswer
charter A document granting the holder the right to settle a colony
joint-stock company a company which investors buy stocks in return of future profits
head right a grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way
investigate to search for information about something
expand to increase in size or number
dissent to disagree with an opposite opinion
persecute to mistreat people on the basis of their beliefs
tolerance the ability to accept or put up with different veiws
enforce to apply a rule or law
policy a statement of ideas or plan of action
patroon landowner in the Dutch who ruled over large areas of land
pacifists people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes
ethnic of relating national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background
fuction to operate
indentured servant laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America
constitution Detailed written plan for a government
debtor person or country who owes money
estate large areas of land who has one owner
dominate to control
indigo type of plant
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