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Ch. 4 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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subsistence farming | producing just enough to meet immediate needs. |
cash crop | a crop that can be sold easily in markets. |
diversity | variety, such as of ethnic or national groups. |
principal | most important. |
rely | to depend upon. |
triangular trade | trade route between three destinations, such as Britain, West Africa, and the West Indies. |
slave code | rules focusing on the behavior and punishment of enslaved people. |
representative government | a system by which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government. |
suspend | to set aside or temporarily stop operation of something. |
impose | to force on others. |
mercantilism | an economic theory whose goal is building a state’s wealth and power by increasing exports and accumulating precious metals in return. |
export | to sell abroad. |
import | to bring in from foreign markets. |
immigration | the permanent movement of people into one country from other nation. |
epidemic | an illness that affects large numbers of people. |
adapt | to change in response to a new set of conditions. |
apprentice | a young person who learns a trade from a skilled crafts person. |
emphasis | a special stress or indication of importance. |
civic virtue | the democratic ideas, practices, and values that are at the heart of citizenship in a free society. |
militia | a military force made up of ordinary citizens. |
convert | to change the religious beliefs of someone. |
roquois Confederacy | a group of Native American nations in eastern North America joined together under one general government. |
alliance | partnership. |
neutral | taking no side. |