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Ch. 4 sec.1
History vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |