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Social Studies
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| subsistence farming | producing just enough to meet immediate needs |
| diversity | variety, such as of ethnic or national groups |
| cash crop | a crop that can be sold easily in markets |
| principal | most important |
| rely | to depend upon |
| triangular trade | trade route between three destinations, such as Britian, West, Africa, and the West indies |
| slave code | rules focusing on the behavior and punishment of enslaved people |
| suspend | to set aside or temporarily stop operation of something |
| impose | to force on others |
| mercantilism | an economic theory whose goal is building a states 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 affects large numbers of people |
| apprentice | a young person who learns a trade from a skilled craftperson |
| emphasis | a special stress or indication of importance |
| adapt | to change in repsonse to a new set of conditions |
| militia | a military force made up of ordinary citizens |
| Iroquois Confederacy | a group of Native American nations in eastern North American joined together under one general goverment |
| alliance | a partenership |
| convert | to change the religous beliefs of someone |
| neutral | taking no side |