Chapter 4: Life in the Colonies

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Region

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An area that shares physical or human characteristics.

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Diverse

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Showing a great deal of variety.

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Barter

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To trade one good for another.

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Export

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A product sold to other countries.

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Import

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A product brought from other countries.

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Raw material

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A resource that can be made into other products.

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Proprietor

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Someone who owns land or property.

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Artisan

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A person specialized in one type of work or trade.

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Triangular trade

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A pattern of trade that developed during the 1600s and 1700s that had three parts and linked the 13 colonies with Europe, Africa, and the West Indies.

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Middle Passage

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The forced voyage of enslaved Africans on ships across the Atlantic Ocean from West Africa to the West Indies from the 1500s to the mid-1800s.