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ch.4
Life in the american
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| subsistence farming | producing just enough to meet immediate needs( n) |
| cash crops | 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 |
| allayed | to reduce in strength |
| victuals | 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 |
| roquois Confederacy | a group of Native American nations in eastern North America joined together under one general government |
| alliance | partnership |
| neutral | taking no side |