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CH 4: Colonial Eco

Chapter 4 in our textbooks regarding Colonial Industry & Economy

TermDefinition
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 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.
Allay To reduce in strength.
Victual Food.
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,
Mercantilism 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.
Immigrant 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 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 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.
Civic Virtue The democratic ideas, practices, and values that are at the heart of citizenship in a free society.
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