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Chapter 4 vocab soci
Question | Answer |
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Backcountry | A colonial region that ran along the Appalachian Mts. through 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 change. |
Triangular trade | 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. |
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. |
Cash crops | 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. |
Artisans | A skilled worker, such as a weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand; a craftsperson |
Conestoga wagons | Wagons Germans built to carry their produce to town. |
Indigo | A plant grown in the Southern colonies that yields a deep blue dye. |
Eliza Lucas | The young woman who introduced indigo. |
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 the already harsh slave laws. |
Appalachian Mountains | A mountain range that stretches 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. |
Clans | Large groups of families that claim a common ancestor. |