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Chapter 4 Vocabulary
Chapter 4 Vocab. EL
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A colonial region that ran along the Appalachian Mountains through the far western part of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. | Backcountry |
| A farm that produces enough food for the family with a small additional amount for trade. | Subsistence Farming |
| The transatlantic system of trade in which goods, including slaves, were exchanged between Africa, England, Europe, the West Indies, and the colonies in North America. | Triangular Trade |
| A series of laws passed by Parliament, beginning in 1651, to ensure that England made money from its colonists' trade. | Navigation Acts |
| Importing or exporting goods illegally. | Smuggling |
| A crop grown by a farmer to be sold for money rather than for personal use. | Cash Crop |
| A mill in which grain is ground to produce flour or meal. | Gristmill |
| A variety of people. | Diversity |
| Craftspeople. A skilled worker, such as a weaver or potter, who makes goods by hand. | Artisan |
| A vehicle with wide wheels, a curved bed, and a canvas cover built by Germans and later used by American pioneers traveling west. | Conestoga Wagon |
| A plant grown in the Southern colonies that yields a deep blue dye. | Indigo |
| Introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop. | Eliza Lucas |
| A famous Southern planter, he is remembered for his writing; History of the Dividing Line betwixt Virginia and North Carolina is his most famous work. Byrd describes the land and climate of South Carolina in it, however he is also critical of its people. | William Byrd II |
| A worker hired by a planter to watch over and direct the work of slaves. | Overseer |
| A September 1739 uprising of slaves in South Carolina who planned to seek freedom in Spanish-held Florida. The participants were executed, and it led to the tightening of already harsh slave laws. | Stono Rebellion |
| A mountain range stretching from eastern Canada south to Alabama. | Appalachian Mountains |
| Where waterfalls prevent large boats from moving farter upriver. | Fall Line |
| A broad plateau that leads to the foot of a mountain range. | Piedmont |
| A large group of families that claim a common ancestor. | Clan |
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