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History vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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subsistence farming | farming in which only enough food to feed one's family is produced |
triangular trade | a trade route that exchanged goods between the West Indies, the American colonies, and West Africa |
Middle Passage | a part of the Triangular trade when enslaved Africans were shipped to the West Indies |
cash crop | farm crop raised to be sold for money |
surplus | excess; amount left over after necessary expenses are paid |
Tidewater | a region of flat, low-lying plains along the seacoast |
backcountry | a region of hills and forests west of the Tidewater |
overseer | person who supervises a large operation or its workers |
slave code | laws passed in Southern states that controlled and restricted enslaved people |
rely | depend |
principal | most important |
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