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Chapter 4 Vocabulary
Woods - 8th Social Studies
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8th Grade
09/22/2014

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Subsistence Farming
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Farming only enough food to feed your family.
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Triangular Trade
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A trade route that exchanged goods between the West Indies, the American Colonies, and West Africa.
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Cash Crop
Definition
Farm crop raised to be sold for money.
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Diversity
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Variety or difference
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Tidewater
Definition
A region of flat, low-lying plains along the sea coast.
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Backcountry
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A region of hills and forests west of the Tidewater.
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Overseer
Definition
Person who supervises a large operation or its workers.
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Mercantilism
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The theory that a state's or nation's power depended on its wealth. money=power
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Export
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To sell goods abroad.
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Import
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To buy goods from foreign markets.
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Smuggling
Definition
Trading illegally with other nations.
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Charter Colony
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Colony established by a group of settlers who had been given a formal document allowing them to settle.
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Proprietary Colony
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Colony run by individuals or groups to whom land was granted.
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Royal Colony
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Colony run by a governor and a council appointed by the king or queen.
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Apprentice
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Assistant who is assigned to learn the trade of a skilled craftsman.
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Literacy
Definition
The ability to read and write.
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Iroquois Confederacy
Definition
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.
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Militia
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A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies.
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Alliance
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A close association of nations or other groups, formed to advance common interests or causes.
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Speculator
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Person who risks money in order to make a large profit.
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