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CH.4 Voacb
Ch.4 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Subsistance Farming | producing just enough to meet immediate needs |
| Cash Crops | 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 Codes | 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 aboard |
| Imports | to bring in from foreign markets |
| Immagration | the permanent movement of people into one country from other nation |
| Epidemics | 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 craftsperson |
| 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 |
| Iroquois Confederacy | a group of Native American nations in eastern North America joined together under one general government |
| Alliance | partnership |
| Neutral | taking no side |
| Allay | to reduce in strength |
| Victual | food |