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Chapter 4 ss
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 punishments of enslaved people. |
| 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 |
| mercantillism | 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 |
| import | to bring in from foreign markets |
| immigration | the permanent movement of people into one country from other nations. |
| epidemic | an illness that effects 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 speacial stress or indication of importance |
| 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 |
| Convert | to change the religious beliefs of someone |
| neutral | taking no side |