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Ch. 4
Life in the American Colonies
| 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 of ethnic or national groups |
| princible | 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 |
| allay | rules focusing on the behavior and punishment of enslaved people |
| 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 |
| import | to bring in from foreign markets |
| imigration | the permanent movement of people into one country from other nation |
| epidemic | an illness that affects large numbers of people |
| adapt | to change in response to a new set of conditions |
| aprentice | a young person who learns a trade from a skilled craftsperson |
| emphasis | a young person who learns a trade from a skilled craftsperson |
| 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 |
| nuteral | taking no side |