Chapter 4 voacb ss Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
charter | a document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony |
investigate | to try to discover facts and other information about something |
headright | a 50-acre grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way |
expand | to increase in size or number |
joint stock company | company in which investors buy stock in return for share of its future profits |
dissent | to disagree with or oppose an opinion |
jamestown | 1st successful English colony |
indigo | flowering plant used to dye cloth a deep blue |
patroons | landowners who received land grants from the Dutch west indies |
debtor | a person or country who owes money |
pacifist | person opposed to the use if violemce |
plymouth | British colony founded for religious reasons in 1620 |
constitution | list of fundamental laws to support a government |
indentured servant | person who agrees to work without pay in trade for passage to the colonies |
tolerance | to accept or put up with different views or behaviors |
persecute | to mistreat a person or group on the basis of their beliefs |
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