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Ch 4 SS vocab
| 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 entire family with a small additional amount for trade. | Subsistence Farming |
| A 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 colonies trade. | Navigation Acts |
| To illegaly import or export goods. | Smuggling |
| a crop grown by a farmer to be sold for money rather than for personel use. | Cash Crop |
| a mill in which grain is ground to produce flour or meal. | Gritsmill |
| a variety of people. | Diversity |
| A skilled worker,such as a weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand, a crafts person | Artisan |
| A vehicle with wide wheels, a curved bed, and a canvas cover used by American pioneers traveling west. | Conestoga Wagon |
| A plant grown in the southern colonies that yeilds a deep blue dye. | Indigo |
| A woman who introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop after her father sent her to supervise his South Carolina plantations when she was 17. | Eliza Lucas |
| One of the best known of the southern planters. His family owned a large estate in Virginia. After his father died, Byrd took on his father's responsibilities, including membership in the House of Burgesses. | William Byrd 2 |
| A worker hired by a planter to watch over and direct the work of slaves. | Overseer |
| A 1739 uprising of slaves in South Carolina, leading to the tightening of already harsh slave laws. | Stono Rebellion |
| Mountain range that stretches from eastern Canada south to Alabama | Applachian Mountains |
| The point at which a waterfall prevents large boats from moving farther 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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