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Chapter 3
Colonial America - Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charter - Noun | a document granting the holder the right to settle a colony |
| Joint-stock company - Noun | a company in which investors buy stock in return for a shae of the company's future profits |
| Headright - Noun | a grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way |
| Burgess - Noun | elected representative to an assembly |
| Investigate - Verb | to search for facts and other information about something |
| Expand - Verb | to increase in size or nuber |
| Dissent - Verb | to disagree with or oppose an opinion; disagreement or opposition |
| Persecute - Verb | to mistreat people or groups on the basis of their beliefs |
| Tolerance - Noun | the ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors |
| Enforce - Verb | to apply a rule or law; to carry out by force |
| Policy - Noun | a statement of ideals or plan of action |
| Patroon - Noun | landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land |
| Pacifists - Noun | people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes; a person who is opposed to the use of violence |
| Ethnic - Adjective | of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background |
| Function - Verb | to be in action; to operate |
| Indentured Servant - Noun | laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America |
| Constitution - Noun | detailed written plan for a government; a list of basici laws that support a government |
| Debtor - Noun | person or country that owes money |
| Estate - Noun | large area of land that has one owner |
| Dominate - Verb | to control |
| Indigo - Noun | type of plant/crop, [The indigofera plant, often called just indigo, was used to make indigo dye] |