Social studies vocabulary Ch 4

subsistence farming

producing just enough food to meet needs

cash crop

A crop that makes more than most crops

diversity

different ethnic groups of people

triangle trade

A trade route between Africa, Britain, and west Indies

slave code

Rules for slaves

representative government

A system with how people elect delegates to make laws for the government

mercantilism

An economic theory for building wealth and power

export

to sell abroad

import

to get items from foreign countrys

immigration

the permanent movement of people to one country

epidemic

Illness that affects many groups of people

apprentice 

A young person who learns from someone skilled

civic virtue

The democratic ideas, practices, and values

militia

citizens in a military force

Iroquois Confederacy

A group of native americans joined in one government

alliance

partneship