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Unit 2 section 4
American Colonies
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History
7th Grade
10/01/2007

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Term
subsistence farming
Definition
farming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced.
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triangular trade
Definition
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
Definition
variety or diffrence
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Tidewater
Definition
a region of flat, low-lying plains along the seacoast.
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Tidewater
Definition
a region of flat, low-lying plains along the seacoast.
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backcounrty
Definition
a region of hills and forest west of the Tidewater.
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overseer
Definition
person who supervises a large operation or its workers.
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mercantillism
Definition
the theory that a nation's poweris depended on it's wealth.
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export
Definition
to sell goods abroad.
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import
Definition
to buy goods from foreign markets.
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