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Chapter 4 vocabBV
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Area of the colonies which ran along the Appalachian Mountains and through the far Western part of the other regions. | Backcountry |
| When farmers produce just enough food for themselves and sometimes a little extra to trade in town. | subsistence farming |
| A trading route with three stops. | Triangular trade |
| These had four major provisions designed to ensure that England made money from its colonies' | Navigation Acts |
| Importing or exporting goods legally | smuggling |
| Crops raised to be sold for money | cash crop |
| These millers crushed the grain between heavy stone to produce flour or meal | gristmill |
| Variety | diversity |
| Craftspeople | artisans |
| These wagons used wide wheels for dirt roads and to carry their produce into town. | Conestoga Wagons |
| A plant that yields a deep blue dye | indigo |
| She introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop | Eliza Lucus |
| Well known of the Southern planters and who took over his father's responsibilities after he died. | William Byrd 2 |
| Men hired by planters to watch over and direct the work of slaves | overseers |
| One famous incident of slavery was... | Stono Rebellion |
| Long mountain range that goes from Eastern Canada south to Alabama. | Appalation Mountains |
| Where waterfalls prevent large boats from moving farther upriver. | fall line |
| Broad plateau that leads to the Blue Ridge Mountains of the Appalation range | piedmont |
| Large groups of families | clans |