| A | B |
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| patroon | landowner in the Dutch colonies who ruled like a king over large areas of land |
| proprietary colony | colony run by individuals or groups to whom land was granted |
| dissent | disagreement with or opposition to an opinion |
| burgesses | elected representatives to an assembly |
| persecute | to treat someone harshly because of he person's beliefs or practices |
| indentured servant | laborer who agreed to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America |
| joint-stock company | company in which investors buy stock in the company in return for a share in its future profits |
| toleration | the acceptance of different beliefs |
| pacifist | person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes |
| constitution | formal plan of goverment |
| debtor | person or country that owes money |
| tenant farmer | farmer who works land owned by another and pays rent either in cash or crops |
| mission | religious settlement |
| charter | document that gives the holder the right to organize settlements in an area |
| Puritans | protestants who during the 1600's, wanted to reform the Anglican Church |
| Separatists | Protestants who, during the 1600's, wanted to leave the Anglican Church in order to found their own churches |
| Pilgrim | Separatists who journeyed to the colonies during the 1600's for a religious purpose |
| Mayflower Compact | formal document, written in 1620, that provided law and order to the Plymouth Colony |
