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The Colonies Develop
Chapter 4 Vocabulary by Jiasheng Qin
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Backcountry | A colonial region that ran along the Appalachian Mountains through the far western part of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies |
| subsistence farming | The agricultural practice of growing just enough food for the family and sometimes a small additional amount for trade |
| triangular trade | 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 |
| Navigation Acts | A series of laws passed by Parliament, beginning in 1651, to ensure that England made money from its colonies' trade |
| smuggling | The process of illegally importing or exporting goods |
| cash crop | A crop grown by a farmer to be sold for money rather than for personal use |
| gristmill | A mill in which grain is ground to produce flour or meal |
| diversity | A variety of people |
| artisan | A skilled worker, such as a weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand; a craftsperson |
| 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 the Southern colonies that yields a deep blue dye |
| Eliza Lucas | A young woman who had introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop after her father sent her to supervise his South Carolina plantations when she was 17 |
| William Byrd II | One of the best known of the Southern planters, he managed his father's large estate in Virginia and took on membership in the House of Burgesses; most famous work is "Dividing Line betwixt Virginia and North Carolina" |
| 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 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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