subsistence farming
farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing.
cash crop
any crop that is considered easily marketable, as wheat or cotton.
diversity
the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness:
diversity of opinion.
triangular trade
a pattern of colonial commerce in which slaves were bought on the African Gold Coast with New England rum and then traded in the West Indies for sugar or molasses, which was brought back to New England to be manufactured into rum
slave codes
sets of laws during the colonial period and/or in individual states after the American Revolution, which defined the status of slaves and the rights and responsibilities of slave owners.
principal
of, of the nature of, or constituting principal or capital
representative government
a type of goverment that represents another or others
mercantilism
mercantile practices or spirit; commercialism
export
to ship (commodities) to other countries or places for sale, exchange, etc.
import
to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
suspend
to hold or keep undetermined; refrain from forming or concluding definitely
impose
to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.
immigration
the act of immigrating
epidimic
Also, epidemical. (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent
apprentace
a person who works for another in order to learn a trade
adapt
to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly
militia
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies
Iroquois Confederacy
Iroquois Confederacy, also called Iroquois League, Five Nations, or (from 1722) Six Nations, confederation of five (later six) Indian tribes across upper New York state that during the 17th and 18th centuries played a strategic role in the struggle betwee
alliance
the act of allying or state of being allied
convert
to change (something) into a different form or properties; transmute; transform
neutral
not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others
civic virtue
Civic virtue is the cultivation of habits of personal living that are claimed to be important for the success of the community