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Colonial Life
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Subsistence Farming | Producing just enough to meet immediate needs |
| Diversity | Variety, such as ethnic or national groups |
| Cash Crop | A crop that can be sold easily in markets |
| Principal | Most important |
| Rely | To depend on |
| 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 |
| Representetive Goverment | A system by which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct goverment |
| Suspend | To set aside or to temporarily stop operation of something |
| Impose | To force on others |
| Mercantilism | An economic theory whose goal is buliding a states's wealth and power by increasing exports and accumulating precious metals in return |
| Export | To sell abroad |
| Import | To bring in from foreign markets |
| Immigration | The permanent movement of people from other nations |
| Epidemic | An illness that affects large numbers of people |
| Apprentice | A young person who learns a trade from a skilled craftsperson |
| Adapt | To change in response to a new set of conditions |
| Emphasis | A special stress or indication of importance |
| Militia | A military force made up of ordinary citizens |
| Iroquois Confederacy | A group of Native Amricans nations in eastern North America joined together under one general goverment |
| Alliance | Partnership |
| Convert | To change the religious beliefs of someone |
| Neutral | Taking no side |
| Allay | To reduce in strength |
| Victual | Food |
| Civic Virtue | The democratic ideas, practices, and value that are at the heart of citizenship In a free society. |