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ch.4 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Backcountry | ran along the appalachian mountains through the far western part of the other regions |
| subsistnce farming | proudcing enough food for yourself |
| triangular trade | a trading route with 3 stops |
| navigation acts | had 4 major provisions deigned to ensure that england made money |
| smuggling | importing or exporting goods illegally |
| 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 worked , like a weaver or a potter |
| conestoga wagon | a vehicle with wide wheels |
| indigo | a plant grown in the southern colonies that yields a deep blue dye |
| eliza lucas | introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop after her father sent her to supervise his South Carolina plantations when she was 17 years old |
| william byrd II | one of the best known southern planters, remembered for his writting |
| overseer | men hired by planters to watch over and direct the work of slaves |
| stono rebellion | In Sept. 1739 about 20 slaves gathered at Stono river just south of Charles Town and had a rebellion |
| applalachian mountains | A mountain range that stretches from eastern Canada south to Alabama |
| fall line | a point at which a waterfall prevents large boats from moving farther up river |
| piedmont | a 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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