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Chap. 4 Vocab
Question | Answer |
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cash crop | a crop grown by farmers to be sold for money rather than personal use |
backcountry | colonial region that ran along the appalachian mountains theough the far western part of the New England, Middle, and southern colonies. |
subsistence farming | a farm that produces enough food for the family with a small additional amount for trade. |
triangular trade | the transatlatic system of trade in which, including slaves, were exchanged between between africa, england, europe, the west indies, and the colonies in North America. |
Navigation Acts | a series of laws passed by parliament, beginning in 1651, to ensure that england made money from its colonies' trade. |
smuggling | to illegally import or export goods. |
gristmill | a mill in which grain is ground to produce flour or meal. |
diversity | a variety of people |
artisan | a skilled worker, such as a weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand; a crafterspoon. |
conestoga wagon | a vehicle with wide wheels, a curved bed, and a canvas cover used by American pioneers traveling west. |
indigo | a plant grown in the southern colonies that yields a deep blue dye. |
eliza lucas | a woman that introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop. |
william byrd II | one of the best known southern planters |
overseer | a worker hired by a planter to watch over and direct the work of slaves. |
Stono Rebellion | a 1739 uprising of slaves in south carolina, leading to the tightening of harsh slave laws. |
appalachian mountains | a mountain range that streches from eastern canada south to alabama |
fall line | the point at which a waterfall prevents large boats from moving farther upriver. |
piedmont | a broad plateau that leads to the foot of a mountain range |
clan | a group of large families that claim a common ancestor |