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| Charter | A document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements in an area. |
| Joint-stock company | A company in which investors buy stock in the company in return for a share of its future profits. |
| Burgesses | Elected representatives to an assembly. |
| Dissent | A disagreement with or opposition to an opinion. |
| Persecute | To treat someone harshly because of that person's believes or practices. |
| Puritan | Protestants who, during the 1600's, wanted to reform the Anglican Church. |
| Separatist | Protestants who, during the 1600's wanted to leave the Anglican Church in order to found their own churches. |
| Pilgrim | Separatist who journeyed to the colonies during the 1600's for religious purpose. |
| Mayflower Compact | A formal document written in 1620 that provided law and order ti the Plymouth colony. |
| Toleration | The acceptance of different beliefs. |
| Patroon | Landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled like a king over large areas of land. |
| Proprietary Colony | A colony run by individuals or groups to whom land was granted. |
| Pacifist | A person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes. |
| Indentured Servant | A laborer who agreed to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America. |
| Constitution | A formal plan of government. |
| Debtor | A person or country that owes money. |
| Tenant Farmer | A farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or crops. |
| Mission | A religious settlement. |
