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Backcountry A colonial region that ran along the Appalachian Mountians through the far west part of the New England, Middle and Southern Colonies.
Subsistence framing A farm that produces enough food for the family with a small addition amount for trade.
Triangular trade A transatlantic trade in which goods, including slaves are traded between Africa, England, Europe, the West Indies and the colonies in North America
Navigation acts A series of laws passed by parliament, beginning and 1651, to ensure that England made money from its colonies.
Smuggling illegally import or export goods.
Cash crop A crop grown by a framer to be sold rather then personal use.
Gritsmill A mill in which grain is ground to produce flour or meal.
Diversity A variety in people
Artisan A skilled worker, such as a weaver or a potter, who makes good by hand, A craftsperson.
Constoga wagon A vehicle with wide wheels, a curved bed, and a canvas cover used by American pioneers traveling west.
Indigo A plant grown the Southern colonies that yields a deep blue dye
Eliza Lucas She was the person to introduce indigo as a plantation crop.
William Byrd II Best known of Southern planters. Owned a large estate in Virginia, 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 laws.
Appalachian Mountains A mountain range that stretches from Eastern Canada south to Alabama.
Fall line The point at which waterfalls prevents large boats from moving up further up river.
Piedmont A broad plateau that leads to the foot of a mountain range.
Clan A large group of families that claim a common ancestry.
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