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Chapter4_Vocab
Chapter 4 vocab
Question | Answer |
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What is the Backcountry? | Colonial region that ran along the Appalachian Mts. through the far Western part of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. |
What is Subsistence Farming? | Farmers that produced just enough food for them and occasionally a small amount to trade in town. |
Triangular Trade | A trading route with three different stops. |
Navigation Acts | A series of laws passed by Parliament to ensure that England made money from its colonies' trade. |
Cash Crops | Crops raised to be sold for money. |
Gristmill | A mill where grain is ground to produce flower or meal. |
Diversity | Variety. Ex: The Middle Colonies had very much diversity in its cities. |
Artisans | Craftspeople. Ex: Some artisans became iron workers and made glass, furniture, and kitchenware. |
Conestoga Wagons | Wagons that the Germans built to carry their produce to town. |
Indigo | A plant that makes a deep blue die. |
Who was Eliza Lucas? | Introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop after her father sent her to take care of his plantations in South Carolina. |
Overseers | Men hired by planters to watch over slaves and direct the slaves' work. |
Stono Rebellion | Rebellion in result of slaves frustrated by their loss of freedom. This led planters to make slave codes more strict. |
Appalachian Mountains | Range of mountains stretching from Eastern Canada to Alabama. |
Fall Line | Where waterfalls prevent large boats from moving further upriver. |
Piedmont | Beyond the fall line. Means, "Foot of the mountains." |
Clans | Large groups of families that claim a common ancestor. (They sometimes come in groups and families of thousands.) |
smuggling | Importing of exporting goods illegally. |
William Byrd II | One of the best known Southern planters. His family owned a large estate, and when his father died, he took over it and his father's membership in the House of Burgesses. He made the "History of the Dividing Line Betwixt Virginia and North Carolina." |