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Ch. 4 Vocabulary

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Backcountry Ran along the Appalachian Mountains through the far Western part of the other regions
Subsistence farming Producing just enough food for themselves and sometimes a little extra to trade in town
Triangular trade The name given to a trading route with three stops
Navigation Acts A series of laws passed by Parliament, beginning in 1651, to ensure that England made money from the colonists' trades
smuggling Importing or exporting goods illegally
cash crops Crops raised to be sold for money
gristmill Millers crushed grains between heavy stones to produce flour or meal. Usually powered by water wheels, but human and animals powered some of these mills
diversity Population with variety
artisans Craftspeople/skilled worker
Conestoga wagons Wagons that used wide wheels suitable for dirt roads, and the wagons' curved beds Prevented spilling when climbing up and down hills
indigo Plant that yields a deep blue dye
Eliza Lucas A young woman who introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop after her father Sent her to supervise his South Carolina plantations when she was 17
overseers Men hired by planters to watch over and direct the work of slaves
Stono Rebellion September 1739 about 20 slaves gathered with guns and other weapons, killed several planter families and marched South to Spanish-held Florida, but were soon stopped and killed by white militia.
Appalachian Mountains The Appalachians stretch from eastern Canada south to Alabama
Fall line Where waterfalls prevent large boats from moving farther upriver
Piedmont Means, "foot of the mountains". It is the broad plateau that leads to the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Appalachian range
Clans Large groups of families-sometimes in the thousands-that claim a common ancestor
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