CH. 3 Colonial America Vocabulary

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a document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony.

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Charter

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to try to discover facts and other information about something.

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Investigating

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a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of it’s future profits.

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Joint-stock company

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a 50 acre grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way.

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Head right system

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elected representative to an assembly.

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Burgess

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to increase in size or number.

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Expand

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to disagree with or oppose an opinion.

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Dissent

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to mistreat a person or group on the basis of their beliefs.

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Persecutor

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someone who travels to a shrine or sacred place.

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Pilgrim

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the ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors.

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Tolerance