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Chapter 3 Definition
Chapter 3: Colonial Express
Term | Definition |
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charter | a document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony |
joint-stock company | a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of the company's future profits |
headright | a grant of land given to colonial settlers who paid their own way |
burgesses | elected representative to an assembly |
expand | to increase in size or number |
investigating | to try to discover facts and other information about something |