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chapter 4
life in the american colonies
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Immigration | the permanent movement of people into one county from other nations |
| Epidemic | an illness that affects large numbers of people |
| Apprentice | a younger person who learns a trade from a skilled craftsperson |
| Adapt | To change in response to a new set of conditions |
| Militia | a military force made up of ordinary citizens |
| Iroquois confederancy | a group of native american nations in eastern North America joined together under one general government |
| Alliance | partnership |
| impose | to force on others |
| Convert | to change the religious beliefs of someone |
| Neutral | taking no side |
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