Ch. 3-4 Vocab.

Question 1

Charter

Answer 1

a document giving the recipient the right to settle a colony

Question 2

Joint-stuck company

Answer 2

a company in which investors buy stock in return for a share of its future profits

Question 3

Expand

Answer 3

To expand in number or size

Question 4

Burgess

Answer 4

An elected representative to an assembly

Question 5

Investigate

Answer 5

to try to discover facts and other information about something

Question 6

Dissent

Answer 6

To disagree or oppose an opinion

Question 7

Persecute

Answer 7

to mistreat a person or group on the basis of their beliefs

Question 8

Tolerance

Answer 8

the ability to accept or put up with different views or behaviors

Question 9

Enforce

Answer 9

To apply a rule or law

Question 10

Policy

Answer 10

A statement of ideals or plan of action

Question 11

Pacifist

Answer 11

a person opposed to the use of war or violence to settle disputes

Question 12

Ethnic

Answer 12

of or relating to national, tribal, racial, religious, language, or cultural background

Question 13

Function

Answer 13

To be in action; to operate

Question 14

Indentured servant

Answer 14

a laborer who agrees to work without pay for a certain period of time in exchange for passage to America

Question 15

Constitution

Answer 15

a list of fundamental laws to support a government

Question 16

Debtor

Answer 16

A person or country that owes money

Question 17

Dominate

Answer 17

To control

Question 18

Indigo

Answer 18

A plant used to make indigo dye

Question 19

Subsistence farming

Answer 19

Producing just enough to meet immediate needs

Question 20

Cash crop

Answer 20

A crop that can be easily sold in markets

Question 21

Diversity

Answer 21

variety, such as of ethnic or national groups

Question 22

Triangular trade

Answer 22

trade route between three destinations, such as Britain, West Africa, and the West Indies

Question 23

Slave codes

Answer 23

rules focusing on the behavior and punishment of enslaved people

Question 24

Principal

Answer 24

Most important

Question 25

Rely

Answer 25

To depend on

Question 26

Mercantilism

Answer 26

an economic theory whose goal is building a country’s wealth and power by increasing exports and accumulating precious metals in return

Question 27

Import

Answer 27

To bring in from foreign markets

Question 28

Export

Answer 28

To sell abroad

Question 29

Adapt

Answer 29

To change in response to a new set of conditions

Question 30

Emphasis

Answer 30

A special stress or indication of importance

Question 31

Militia

Answer 31

A military force made up of ordinary citizens

Question 32

Alliance

Answer 32

Partnership

Question 33

Convert

Answer 33

To chance a person’s religious beliefs

Question 34

Neutral

Answer 34

Taking no sides