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Chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 rout between three destinations such as Britain, West Africa, and the West Indies |
| slave code | rules focusing on the behavior and punishment 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 |
| mercantilism | an economic theory whose goal is building a states wealth and power by increasing exposts 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 contry from other nations |
| epidemic | an illness that affects large numbers of people |
| apprentice | a young person who learns a trade from a skilled craftperson |
| militia | a military force made up of ordinary citizens |
| Iroquois confederacy | a group of Native American nations is eastern North AMerica joined together under eone general government |
| alliance | partnership |
| convert | to change the religious belief of someone |
| neutral | taking no side |
| adapt | to change in reposnse to a new set of conditions |
| emphasis | a special stress or indication of importance |