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ch.4 vocab jp
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Backcountry | Another area of the three distinct regions, it ran along the Appalachian Mountains. |
| subsistence farming | this is the type of farming that could only produce enough food for themselves, and sometimes a little extra to trade in town. |
| triangular trade | this the name given to a trading route with three stops. |
| navigation acts | this was designed to ensure that England made money from its colonies trade. |
| smuggling | importing or exporting goods illegally |
| cash crops | props raised to sold for money |
| gristmill | a mill in which grain is ground to produce flour or meal. |
| artisan | craftspeople, became ironworkers and makers of glass, and kitchenware |
| conestoga wagons | germans built ___________ to carry their produce to town. |
| diversity | variety of people |
| indigo | a plant that yields a deep blue dye |
| Eliza Lucas | She introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop after her father sent her to supervise his South Carolina plantations when she was 17. |
| overseers | these were men hired by planters to watch over and direct at the work of slaves. |
| Stono Rebellion | About 20 slaves that gathered at the Stono River and marched down wanting freedom. |
| Appalachian Mountains | These mountains stretched from eastern Canada south to Alabama |
| fall line | this is were waterfalls prevent large boats from moving farther upriver |
| piedmont | This means that foot of the mountain, this is the broad plateau that leads to the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Appalachian range. |
| clans | These are large groups of families that claim a common ancestor |