Social Studies Vocab chapter 4

speculator

person who risks money in order to make a large profit

triangular trade

a route that exchanged goods between the West Indies, the American Colonies, and West Africa

militia

a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies

cash crop

farm crop raised to be sold for money

Iroquois Confederacy

a powerful group of Native Americans in the eastern part of the United States made up of five nations: the Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga and Oneida

tidewater

a region of flat, low-lying plains along the seacoast

proprietary colony

colony run by individuals or groups to whom land was granted

overseer

person who supervises a large operation of its workers

charter colony

colony established by a group of settlers who had been given a formal document allowing them to settle

Alliance

a close association of nations or other groups, formed to advanced common interests or causes

Royal Colony

colony run by a governor and a council appointed by the king or queen

Import

to buy goods from foreign markets

Slave Code

laws passed in the Southern states that controlled and restricted enslaved people

Middle Passage

a part of the Triangular trade when enslaved Africans were shipped to the West Indies

Subsistence Farming

farming in which only enough food to feed one’s family is produced

Surplus

excess; amount left over after necessary expenses are paid

Export

to sell goods abroad

Backcountry

a region of hills and forests west of the Tidewater