Ch.4 Vocab Word Scramble
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| Word | description |
| charter | a document granting the recipient the right to settle a colony |
| investigate | to try to discover facts and other information about something |
| joint-stock company | a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of the company's future profits |
| expand | to increase in size or number |
| burgess | elected representative to an assembly |
| dissent | to disagree with or oppose an opinion |
| persecute | to mistreat people or groups on the basis of their beliefs |
| tolerance | the ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors |
| enforce | to apply a rule or law |
| policy | a statement of ideals or plan of action |
| patroons | landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled over large areas of land |
| ethnic | of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background |
| pacifists | people opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes |
| function | to be in action; to operate |
| indentured servant | laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America |
| estate | large area of land that has one owner |
| dominate | to control |
| constitution | a list of fundamental laws to support a government |
| indigo | The indigofera plant, often called just indigo, was used to make indigo dye |
| debtor | person or country that owes money |
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