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Chapter 4 Vocabulary
Social Studies
Term | Definition |
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Back-country | Area that ran along the Appalachian Mountains. |
Subsistence Farming | Farming just enough for YOU. |
Triangular Trade | A trade route with three stops. |
Navigation Acts | Four provisions that ensured England Made money. |
Smuggling | Illegally importing or exporting goods |
Cash Crop | Farming enough for a PROFIT. |
Gristmill | A large mill used to crush grains between to large rocks. |
Diversity | Varietty |
Artisan | Craftspeople |
Conestoga Wagon | Wagon created by Englishmen used to transfer goods to the market. |
indigo | Plant that yields a deep blue dye. |
Eliza Lucas | Started farming indigo. |
William Byrd II | One of the best known southern planters. |
Overseer | Person hired to "see over" slaves. |
Stono Rebellion | Major slave rebellion in September 1739. |
Appalachian Mountains | Mountains that stretch from Canada. |
Fall Line | Maximum height the Ship can go upstream. |
Piedmont | "Foot of the mountains" |
Clans | large groups of families |