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Chapter 4 Vocab

DefinitionVocab Word
an area that ran along the west side of the Appalachian Mountains Backcountry
People who produced only enough food to sustain their family and a little extra to trade in town. subsistence farming
a trading route with three stops, New England to Africa, Africa to West Indies, then back to New England again triangular trade
1. All shipping had to be done in English ships or ships made in the colonies 2. Products could only be sold to England or its colonies 3. European imports had to pass through English ports 4. Tax on goods not shipped to England Navigation Acts
importing or exporting goods illegally smuggling
crops raised to be sold for money cash crop
A place where grain was crushed between heavy stones to produce flour or meal gristmill
variety diversity
craftspeople artisan
wagons Germans built to carry their produce into town because the roads could become hazardous for regular wagons Conestoga Wagon
a plant that yields a deep blue dye indigo
the woman who introduced indigo as a plantation crop after her father sent her to supervise his South Carolina plantations Eliza Lucas
family owned a large estate in Virginia, wrote about how life was in the south at that time William Byrd 2
men hired by planters to watch over and direct the work of slaves. overseer
a slave rebelloin that started at the Stono River and ended when white militia stopped them from seeking freedom in Spanish-held Florida Stono Rebellion
A mountain range that streches from eastern Canada to south Alabama. Appalachian Mountains
where waterfalls prevent large boats from moving farther upriver. fall line
means "foot of the mountains" a broad plateau that leads to the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Appalcian Range. piedmont
Large grops of families that claim a common ancestor Clans
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