| A | B |
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| subsistence farming | producing enough to meet the needs of their families, with little left over to sell or trade |
| cash crops | crops that could be sold easily in markets in the colonies and overseas. |
| diversity | variety, such as ethnic or national groups. |
| principal | most important |
| rely | to depend upon |
| triangular trade | three part route between Britain, Africa, and the Americas |
| slave codes | rules governing the behavior and punishment of enslaved people. |
| representative government | government in 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 | when a country builds wealth and power by building its supplies of gold and silver |
| export | to sell goods abroad |
| import | to buy goods from a foreign market |
| immigration | the permanent moving of people into one country from another country |
| epidemic | outbreak that affects a large number of people |
| apprentice | worker that agrees to work with a skilled craftsperson as a way to learn a trade. |
| adapt | to change in response to a new set of conditions |
| emphasis | a special stress or indication of importance |
| civic virtue | the democratic ideas, practices, and values that are at the heart of citizienship in a free society. |
| militia | a military force made up of ordinary citizens |
| convert | o changed the religious beliefs of someone |
| neutral | taking no side |
| alliance | a partnership |
| Iroquios Confederacy | a group of Native American nations in eastern North America joined together under one general government |
