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ch 4 history test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mercantilism | economic theory- nations power depends on its ability to increase wealth by increasing exports and receiving precious metals |
| subsistence farming | producing just enough to meet immediate needs |
| cash crops | crops to sell easily to make profit |
| diversity | variety (ethnic or national) |
| slave labor | Africans being forced to work without pay in harsh conditions |
| representative government | system in which citizens elect smaller group to make laws and conduct gov't on their behalf |
| import | bring in goods from other countries |
| export | sell goods to other countries |
| Militia | military force made up of oridanary citizens trained to fight in emergencies |
| alliance | partnership between countries - agree to defend each other |
| neutral | do not take a side |
| neutral rights | privileged freedoms granted to nations that do not choose a side |
| 3 regions of colonies | New England, Middle, Southern (where are they located on map) |
| Triangular Trade and slavery | colonists needed larger labor force for plantations - West African slave traders sold slaves gained from wars/trade |
| Navigation Acts | forced colonists to sell raw materials to England only- goods had to go to England to be taxed, ships and crew had to be from England |
| Proclamation of 1763 | helped remove a source of conflict with the Native Americans- kept colonists on the coast and in British control - limited colonists freedom and movement |
| plantations | many enslaved people worked as laborers |
| slave codes | rules/laws governing behavior/punishment of enslaved people |
| economy | The New England Colonies were largely farming and fishing communities The Middle Colonies were part agriculture, part industrial. traded with England The Southern Colonies were almost entirely agricultural. The main feature was the plantation, |
| government | All of the systems of Colonial government in the 13 Colonies elected their own legislature (parliament) All of the Colonial Government systems were democratic All of the Colonial Government systems had A Governor A Governor's court A Court System |
| Role Native Americans in the French and Indian War | the Iroquois League allied itself with the French. Britain punished tribes who fought against them |
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