Social Studies- Chapter 4 Vocabulary
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- middle passage
- to shipping of enslaved africans to the west indies
- treaty of prais
- treaty that ended the war
- alnay plan of union
- first plan to unite colonies
- triangular trade
- a trade route that exchanged goods between the west indies the american colonies and west africa
- great awakening
- a religious revival in the colonies which led to the formation of new churches
- slave codes
- strict rules governing the behavior and punishment of enslaved africans
- iroquios confederacy
- league of five indian nations based on new york
- subsistence farming
- generally produced just enough to meet the needs of their families with little left over to sell or exchange
- cash crop
- crops that could be sold easily in markets in the colonies and overseas
- pontiacs war
- rebellion lad by chief pontiac against the settlers along the pa and va frontiern in attempt to defeat the british
- enlightment
- this movvement spread knowledge, reson and science that could improve the society
- navigation acts
- laws passed by england to control colonial trade