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Ch. 4
Life in the American Colonies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| subsistence farming | producing just enough to meet immediate needs noun |
| cash crops | a crop that can be sold easily in markets noun |
| diversity | variety, such as of ethnic or national groups noun |
| principal | most important adjective |
| relied | to depend upon verb |
| triangular trade | trade route between three destinations, such as Britain, West Africa, and the West Indies noun |
| slave codes | rules focusing on the behavior and punishment of enslaved people noun |
| representative government | a system by which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government noun |
| suspend | to set aside or temporarily stop operation of something verb |
| impose | to force on others verb |
| mercantilism | an economic theory whose goal is building a state’s wealth and power by increasing exports and accumulating precious metals in return noun |
| export | to sell abroad verb |
| import | to bring in from foreign markets verb |
| immigration | the permanent movement of people into one country from other nation verb |
| epidemic | an illness that affects large numbers of people noun |
| adapt | to change in response to a new set of conditions verb |
| apprentice | a young person who learns a trade from a skilled crafts person noun |
| emphasis | a special stress or indication of importance verb |
| civic virtue | the democratic ideas, practices, and values that are at the heart of citizenship in a free society adjective |
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