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Ch. 5 Vocab
Social Studies
Term | Definition |
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Representative Government | a system by which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government |
Iroquois Confederacy | a group of Native American Nations in eastern North America joined together under one General government |
Alliance | partnership |
Mercantilism | an economic theory whose goal is building a state's wealth and power by increasing exports and receiving precious metals |
Diversity | variety, such as of ethic or national groups |
Apprentice | a young person who learns trade from an older person |
Immigration | the permanent movement of people from one country to another nation |
Cash Crop | a crop sold easily in markets |
Subsistence Farming | growing enough crops for yourself and a little leftover for trade |
Triangular Trade | a trade route between three destinations such as Britain, West Africa, and the West Indies |
Epidemic | an illness that effects a large amount of people |
Militia | a military force made up of ordinary citizens |
Export | to sell abroad |
Import | to bring in from foreign markets |
Slave Code | rules focusing on the behavior and punishments of enslaved people |