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Chapter 4

Life in the American Colonies

QuestionAnswer
Subsistence farming Producing just enough to meet immediate needs
Cash crop A crop raised for sale in markets
Diversity Variety, such as of ethnic or national groups
Triangular trade A pattern of trade that developed in colonial times among the Americas, Africa, and Europe
Slave code Rules focusing on the behavior and punishment of enslaved people; laws in Southern states that controlled enslaved people
Principal Most important
Rely To depend upon
Representative government A system by which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government
Mercantilism An economic theory that a nation’s power depends on its ability to increase wealth by increasing and exports accumulating precious metals in return
Export To sell goods to other countries
Import To bring in goods from foreign countries
Suspend To set aside or temporarily stop operation of something
Impose To force on others
Immigration The permanent movement of people into one country from other nation
Epidemic An illness that affects large numbers of people
Apprentice A 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
Adapt To change in response to a new set of conditions
Emphasis A special stress or indication of importance
Militia A military force made of ordinary citizens
Iroquois Confederacy A group of Native American nations in eastern North America joined together under one general government
Alliance A partnership
Neutral Taking no side
Allay To reduce in strength
Victual Food
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