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Chap. 4 vocab an
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Backcountry | An area that ran along the Appalachian Mountains in North America. |
| Subsistence Farming | They produced just enough food for themselves and sometimes a little extra to trade in town. |
| Triangular Trade | A trading route with three stops. |
| Navigation Acts | had four major provisions designed to ensure that England made money from their colony's trade |
| Smuggling | importing or exporting goods illegally. |
| Cash crop | crops raised to be sold for money. |
| gristmill | Crushed grain between heavy stones to produce flour or meal. Human or animal powered(also water) |
| diversity | Variety |
| artisans | Craftspeople |
| Conestoga wagons | Germans built these to carry their produce to town. |
| indigo | a plant that yields a deep blue eye |
| Eliza Lucas | Young women who introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop |
| overseers | men hired by planters to watch over and direct the work of slaves |
| Stono Rebellion | In September 1739 20 slaves gathered at the stono river with guns and other weapons and killed several planter families. However a white Militia caught them and many died, and those who were captured were executed. |
| Appalachian Mountains | Mountains that stretch from eastern Canada south to Alabama. |
| Fall line | where waterfalls prevent large boats |