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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 |
| principal | most important |
| rely | to depend upon |
| triangular trade | trade route between three destinations, such as Britain, West Africa, and the West Indies |
| Slave code | rules focusing on the behavior and punishment of enslaved people |
| Allay | to reduce in strength |
| Victual | Food |
| Representive Government | a system by which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government |
| Impose | To enforce on others |
| Suspend | to set aside or temporarily stop operation of something |
| Mercantilism | an economic theory whose goal is building a state’s wealth and power by increasing exports and accumulating precious metals in return |
| Import | to bring in from foreign markets |
| Export | To sell abroad |
| Immigration | 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 |
| 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 |