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chapter 4 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a region that ran along the apalchian mountains | backcountry |
| a farm that produces enough food for the family | substinence farming |
| transatlantic system of trade for goods such as slaves | triangular trade |
| illegaly importing and exporting goods | smuggling |
| a crop grown by a farmer to be sold for money rather then possesion | cash crop |
| a mill in which grain is ground to produce flour or meal | grist mill |
| a variety of people | diversity |
| a skilled worker such as a weaver or a potter who makes money by hand | artisan |
| a vehicle with wide wheels a curved bed and a canvas cover | conestoga wagon |
| a plant grown in the southern colonies that yields a blue dye | indigo |
| she introduced indigo as a succesfull plantation crop | eliza lucas |
| he is a great writer and his most famous work is history of the dividing | william byrd 2 |
| a worker hired by a planter to watch over and direct work of slaves | overseer |
| an uprising of slaves in south carolina leading the tightening of alreday harsh slave laws | stono rebelion |
| a mountain range that streches from eastern canada to south alabma | apalachian mountains |
| the point at which a waterfall prevents large boats from going up river | fall line |
| a broad plateau that leads to the foot of a mountain range | piedmont |
| a large group of famillies that have a common ancestor | clan |