Life in the American Colonies CHAP. 4 Vocab Flashcard

Front

Producing just enough to meet immediate needs

Back

Subsistence Farming

Front

A crop sold easily in markets.

Back

Cash crop

Front

Variety of ethnic or national groups

Back

Diversity

Front

Trade route among Britain, West Africa, and West Indies

Back

Triangular trade

Front

Rules on behavior and punishment of enslaved people

Back

Slave Codes

Front

A system where people elect delegates to make laws and govern.

Back

Representative government

Front

Economic theory aimed at increasing a state's wealth and power through exports and precious metal accumulation.

Back

Mercantilism

Front

Sell to other countries

Back

Export

Front

To bring in from foreign markets or buy

Back

Import

Front

Permanent movement of people into a country from abroad

Back

Immigration