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Ch.#4
Ch.4 BN
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Backcountry | a colonial region that ran along the Appalacian Mountains through the far western part of New England, Middle, and Southern colonies |
| subsistence farming | a farm that produced enough food for the family and a small additional amount for trade |
| triangular trade | a transatlantic system of trade in which goods, including slaves, were exchanged between Africa, West Indies, Europe,England, and the colonies of 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 inport or export goods |
| cash crops | a crop grown by farmers to be sold for money rather than for personal purposes |
| gristmill | a mill in which grain is ground to produce flour or meal |
| artisan | a skilled worker such as a weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand; a craftsman |
| conestoga wagon | a vehicle with wide wheels, a curved bed, and a canvas cover used by American pioneers traveling west |
| Indigo | a plant grown in southern colonies that yields a deep blue dye |
| Eliza Lucas | a woman that introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop after her father sent her to supervise his plantation at the age of 17 |
| William Byrd II | a planter who owns a large family estate in Virginia and took the responsiblilities of his father including membership in the House of Burgesses |
| 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 already harsh slave labor |
| Appalachian Mountains | a mountain range that streches from east canada to alabama |
| fall line | the point of which a waterfall prevents large boats from moving farther upriver |
| piedmont | a broad plateau that leads to the foot of a mountain range |
| clan | a large group of families that claim a common ancestor |
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