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Colonies in the USA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| substance farming | agricultural activity to produce food which is predominantly consumed by the farming household. |
| Cash Crops | agricultural crops that are planted for the purpose of selling on the market or for export to make profit, |
| diversity | the practice or quality of including or involving people from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, |
| principal | first in order of importance; main. |
| relied | depend on with full trust or confidence. |
| triangular trade | a system of exchange in which Europe supplied Africa and the Americas with finished goods, |
| slave codes | aimed to limit African social, economic and political autonomy as well as to control the growth of a free African population. |
| respresantive govermont | a form of government in which elected officials will represent, lead, and act on behalf of the citizens of a distinct community, such as a nation. |
| suspend | temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect. |
| impose | force (something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place. |
| mercantillsim | a form of economic nationalism that sought to increase the prosperity and power of a nation through restrictive trade practices |
| export | send (goods or services) to another country for sale. |
| import | bring (goods or services) into a country from abroad for sale. |
| immigration | the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. |
| epidemics | an increase, often sudden, in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in that population in that area. |
| adapted | make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify. |
| aprentice | a person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer, having agreed to work for a fixed period at low wages. |
| empahisis | special importance, value, or prominence given to something. |
| civic virtue | character of a good participant in a system of government — |
| militia | military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency. |
| iroqouis | a member of a former confederacy of six North American peoples (Mohawk, Oneida, Seneca, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Tuscarora) who lived mainly in southern Ontario and Quebec and northern New York State. 2. any of the Iroquoian |
| alliance | a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations. |
| nuetral | not helping or supporting either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartial. |
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