Question | Answer |
Backcountry | ran along the appalachian mountains through the far western part of the other regions |
subsistnce farming | proudcing enough food for yourself |
triangular trade | a trading route with 3 stops |
navigation acts | had 4 major provisions deigned to ensure that england made money |
smuggling | importing or exporting goods illegally |
cash crop | a crop grown by a farmer to be sold for money rather than for personal use |
gristmill | a mill in which grain is ground to produce flour or meal |
diversity | a variety of people |
artisan | a skilled worked , like a weaver or a potter |
conestoga wagon | a vehicle with wide wheels |
indigo | a plant grown in the southern colonies that yields a deep blue dye |
eliza lucas | introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop after her father sent her to supervise his South Carolina plantations when she was 17 years old |
william byrd II | one of the best known southern planters, remembered for his writting |
overseer | men hired by planters to watch over and direct the work of slaves |
stono rebellion | In Sept. 1739 about 20 slaves gathered at Stono river just south of Charles Town and had a rebellion |
applalachian mountains | A mountain range that stretches from eastern Canada south to Alabama |
fall line | a point at which a waterfall prevents large boats from moving farther up river |
piedmont | a broad plateau that leads to the foot of a mountain range |
clan | a large group of families that claim a common ancestor |