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ch 4 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Backcountry | one of the distinct regions that ran along the Appalation Mountains. |
| subsistence farming | when you only grow enough food for your family. |
| triangular trade | a trade route with 3 stops |
| navigation acts | ensured england made profit from its colonies trade |
| smugiling | importing or exporting goods illegaly |
| cash crops | crops raised for money |
| gristmill | millers crushed grain with heavy stones |
| artisans | crafts people |
| conestoga wagons | took things to market using wheels for dirt roads |
| indigo | a plant that yeilds a blue dye |
| Eliza Lucas | the woman who introduced indigo as a plantaion crop |
| overseers | men hired to direct and disipline slaves |
| Stono Rebelion | 20 slaves killed planters because they had no freedom |
| Appalachain mountains | a mountain range ranging from Canada to Alabama |
| fall line | where water falls prevent large boats from moving farther up river |
| piedmont | a broad plateau that leads to the blue ridge mountains |
| clans | large groups of families that helped each other out |