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ch.4 vocab. s.s.
social studies vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a colonial region that along the appalachian mountains through the far western part of the new england,middle,and southern colonies | backcountry |
| a farm that produces enough food for the family with a small additional amount for trade. | subsistence farming |
| the transatlantic system of trade in which goods,including slaves,were exchanged between africa,england,europe,the west indies, and the colonies in north america | triangular trade |
| a series of laws passed by purliament,beginning in 1651,to ensure that england made money from its colonies trade | navigation acts |
| to illegally import or export goods | smuggle |
| a crop grown by a farmer to be sold for money | cash crop |
| a mill which grain is ground to produce flour or meal | gristmill |
| a variety of people | diversity |
| a skilled worker,such as weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand | artisan |
| to carry produce to town | conestoga wagon |
| a plant grown in the southern colonies that yeilds a deep blue dye | indigo |
| introduces indigo as a successful plantaion crop | eliza lucas |
| a worker hired by a planter to watch over and direct the work of slaves | overseers |
| a 1739 uprising of slaves in south carolina,leading to tightening of already harsh slave laws | stono rebellion |
| a mountain range that stetches from eastern canada south to alabama | appalachian mountains |
| the point at which a waterfall prevents large boats from moving farther upriver | fall line |
| a broad plateau that leads to the foot of a mountain range | piedmon |
| a large group of famalies that claim a common ancestor | clan |