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SC History St. 1-7 v
key vocab terms for 8th grade SC history
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ally | a person, group, or country that forms an association with another for their benefit\ |
| buffer zone | a neutral area between 2 hostile forces\ |
| confederation | a union of people or states or nations\ |
| debtor | one who owes money to others\ |
| embargo | the stoppage of trade or some other activity\ |
| export | to send products outside the country to sell\ |
| illiterate | unable to read or write\ |
| oppression | continual unjust and cruel treatment\ |
| planter | the owner of a large plantation\ |
| Regulators | those Up Country settlers who tried to provide law and order in the area in the late 1900s\ |
| slave code | put slaves under very tight control\ |
| subsidy | an extra payment or bonus, usiually paid to an industry or other cause needing help or to keep down price at which a particular or commodity is sold to the public\ |
| subsistence farmer | a small farmer who grows only enough crops to feed his or her family\ |
| tidewater | the Low Country; an area along the coast where the level of the river rises and falls with the tides\ |
| treaty | a formal agreement between 2 or more nations\ |
| tuition | the fee paid for instruction\ |
| tutor | a private teacher\ |
| vigilante | an individual or group of citizens that attempt to provide justice when there are no courts\ |
| Sir Alexander Cumming | A Scottish baron, that arrived in Charles Town, shortly after his arrival he announced that he was going to arrange a treaty with the Cherokee and was a success\ |
| anthropologist | a scientist who studies the origin and development of man\ |
| archaeologist | a scientist who searches for and studies object left behind by ancient peoples\ |
| artifacts | pieces of stone, bone, pottery, and tools left behind by ancient peoples\ |
| barrier islands | islands that help protect the coastline from waved and storms\ |
| bay | an unusual, oval depression that occurs in the Coastal Plain\ |
| blue laws | laws that restrict what people can do on Sunday\ |
| Blue Ridge | a natural land regions of the state in the extreme northwestern corner of the state; named for the Blue Ridge Mountains it encompasses\ |
| capital | seat of government for a state or nation\ |
| cash crop | a crop grown to be sold to ear money\ |
| census | an actual count of the population; the federal census id taken every 10 years\ |
| charter | official permission to operate something, something such as a colony or a corporation\ |
| Coastal Plain | a natural region of the state that stretches from the Coastal Zone to the Sandhills; it is the largest land region\ |
| Coastal Zone | a natural land region of the state stretching from the Atlantic Ocean inland for about 10 miles\ |
| colony | a group of people who settle in another land but who are still under the rule of their native land\ |
| compromise | a way of settling disagreements in which each side gives way a little in its demands\ |
| contract | an official, legally binding written agreement\ |
| culture | the way of life of a group of people; includes their beliefs, social forms, customers, and practices\ |
| delta | the triangular-shaped land that forms from material deposited at the mouth of a river\ |
| drought | a long period of no rainfall\ |
| dialect | the regional form of language\ |
| economy | all the activities involved in the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services\ |
| elevation | the height above sea level\ |
| erosion | the gradual wearing away of the surface of Earth by wind or water\ |
| ethnic group | a group of people who posses a common tradition and strong feelings of belonging\ |
| expedition | a journey for a specific purpose, such as exploration\ |
| extinct | no longer existing in living form\ |
| faction | a small, united group within a larger group\ |
| Fall Line | the point at which the rivers fall from the high land of the Piedmont to the lower of the Sandhills\ |
| fauna | animal life\ |
| flora | plant life\ |
| geography | the study of how the physical characteristics of Earth influence\ |
| geologist | A scientist who studies the Irgun, history, and structure of Earth\ |
| governor | The head of a colony or state\ |
| headright method | A method of granting an amount of land and to settlers depending on the number of people in their families\ |
| hieroglyphics | Pictures or symbols used to represent sounds, words, or ideas\ |
| hominy | A mixture of corn, water, and lye that was cooked and then eaten\ |
| hurricane | A severe storm that forms over he warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic Ocean and has winds that measure over seventy-five miles per hour\ |
| immigrant | One who moves to a new colony or country to settle there\ |
| immunity | Natural resistance to disease\ |
| indentured servant | One who works for a period of time to pay off a debt |
| Lords Proprietors | Group of men granted land by King Charles II |
| metamorphic rock | rock that has gone through several changes over time\ |
| migrate | to leave one place to settle in another\ |
| militia | a military force composed mainly of citizens\ |
| missionary | one who is sent to do religious or charitable work in another territory or country\ |
| monadnock | a granite peak that rises sudde\ |
| natural resource | Using the land around you |
| naval stores | used in building and maintaining ships |
| nomad | a wanderer/one who goes from place to nplace |
| plantation | A large farm\ |
| precipitation | Snow, rain, sleet, or hail\ |
| prehistory | Used to refer to the period before people kept written records\ |
| projectile point | A sharpened stone that the prehistory Indians attached to a spear or an arrow and used for hunting\ |
| proprietary colony | Colony that is under the control of a group or individuals withority British aut |
| rural | countrylike\ |
| slave code | a set of laws that set penalties for slave owners who were cruel or too demanding and put slaves under very tight controls\ |
| sounds | long, broad inlets along the coast of North Carolina\ |
| staple crop | a crop that most people eat or are able to use\ |
| status quo | the current state of affairs\ |
| subsistence crop | a crop that provides just enough food to feed one's family\ |
| suburbs | communities that surround cites but are outside city limits\ |
| terrain | land and its natural features\ |
| theocracy | a government based on religious authority\ |
| tornado | a severe storm characterized by swirling funnel-shaped clouds whose winds can reach 300 miles per hour\ |
| urban | used to describe a city\ |
| wigwam | a type of circular house used by American Indians; erected by heating and bending poles toward a center point, tying the poles together, and then covering the frame with cedar, cypress, or pine bark\ |
| yield | the amount produced, as a crop} |
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