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ch 4 vocab terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Back-country | - a colonial region that ran along the Appalachian Mountains the Far Western part of new England, middle, southern colony |
| Subsistence farm | - a farm that produces enough food for the family with 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 colonies in north America |
| Navigation acts | – a series of laws passed by parliament, beginning in 1651, to ensure that England money from its colonies’ trade |
| Smuggle | – to illegally import or export 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 |
| Conestoga wagon | – a vehicle with wide wheels, a curved bed, and a canvas cover used by American pioneers travelling west |
| Indigo | – a plant grown in the southern colonies that has a deep blue dye |
| Eliza Lucas | – a young girl who introduced indigo |
| William Byrd | – one of the best known southern planters |
| Overseers | – hired planters to watch over the slaves |
| Stono Rebellion | – a 1739 uprising of slaves in South Carolina, leading to the tightening to the already harsh slave laws |
| Appalachian Mountains | – mountain range that stretches from east Canada to Alabama |
| Fall line | – the point at which a waterfall prevents large boats from moving further up river |
| Piedmont | – 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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