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Chapter 4 Vocabulary
USA History
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. |
Relied | 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. |
Allay | To reduce in strength. |
Victual | Food. |
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. |
Imports | To bring in from foreign markets. |
Immigration | The permanent movement of people into one country from other nation. |
Epidemics | An illness that affects large numbers of people. |
Adapted | 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. |
Iroquois Confederacy | A group of Native American nations in eastern North America joined together under one general government. |
Alliance | Partnership |
Neutral | Taking no side |