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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 apon |
| triangular trade | trade route between three destinations, such as Britain, wesr africa, and the west indies. |
| slave code | rules focusing on the behavior and punishment of inslaved people. |
| representative goverment | 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 percious metals in return. |
| export | to sell abroad. |
| import | to bring in from foreign markets. |
| immigration | the permenent 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 under one general government. |
| alliance | partnership. |
| convert | to change the religious beliefs of someone. |
| neutral | taking no side. |
| allay | to reduce in strength. |
| victual | food. |