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U.S. History
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History
8th Grade
10/11/2015
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Charter
 Definition
a document granting the right to form a colony
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Joint stalk
 Definition
a company in which investors buy stalk in return for for a share of its profits
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Headright
 Definition
land grant 50 acres
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Burgesses
 Definition
Representatives to help make laws
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dissent
 Definition
to disagree with someones belifs
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Persecuted
 Definition
mistreated of personal belifs
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Tolerance
 Definition
the ability to accept
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Pacifist
 Definition
people who refused to use force or fight in wars
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constitution
 Definition
fundemental laws of government
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patroons
 Definition
wealthy land lords who were treated like kings
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Investigate
 Definition
to discover facts and other information
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Expand
 Definition
to increase in size
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Enforce
 Definition
apply rule or law
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Policy
 Definition
plan of action
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Ethnic
 Definition
cultural background
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Function
 Definition
to be in action
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estate
 Definition
large area of land with one owner
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dominated
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to control
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Indigo
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a plant used to make dye
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debtor
 Definition
someone who owes money
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