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chapter 5 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| subsistence farming | producing just enough to meet immediate needs |
| cash crop | a crop that can be sold easily in markets |
| diversity | variety, such as ethnic or national groups |
| triangular trade | a trade route between three destinations, such as Britain, West Africa, and the West Indies |
| slave code | rules focusing on the behavior and punishment or 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 |
| export | to sell abroad |
| import | to bring in from foreign markets |
| mercantilism | an economic theory whose goal is building a state's wealth and power by increasing export and accumulating precious metals in return |
| apprentice | a young person who learns a trade from a skilled craftsperson |
| immigration | the permanent movement from one country to another |
| epidemic | an illness that affects large numbers of people |
| adapt | to change in response to a new sets of conditions |
| 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 |
| iroquois confederacy | a group of Native American nations in eastern North America joined together |
| alliance | partership |
| convert | to change the religious beliefs of someone |
| neutral | taking no side |
| principal | most important |
| rely | to depend upon |
| allay | to reduce in strength |
| victual | food |