Question | Answer |
Backcountry | Area of land that ran along the Appalachian Mountains through the far western part of other regions. |
Subsistence Farming | Producing just enough food for to survive. |
Triangular Trade | A trade route with three stops. |
Navigation Acts | Made four provisions to ensure England made money from the colony's trade. |
Smuggling | Importing or exporting goods illegally. |
Cash Crop | Crops sold to get money. |
Gristmill | A place where millers crushed the grain between heavy stones to produce flour or meal. |
Diversity | Variety |
Artisan | craftperson |
Conestoga Wagon | Wagon built by the Germans that had curved bed to prevent falling of goods and wide wheels to suite the dirt roads. To protect from the rain they had tarps. |
Indigo | A plant that yields a deep blue eye. |
Eliza Lucas | A young woman that introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop after her father sent her to supervise his South Carolina plantation when she was 17. |
William Byrd II | A well known planter in Virginia. After his father died he took up the responsibilities, including joining the House of Burgesses. He was most know for his writing. |
Overseer | Men hired by planters to look after slaves. |
Stono Rebellion | On September 1739, around 20 slaves came to the Stono River near Charles Town. They killed many planter families and recruited more slaves. When heading to Spanish-helf Florida they were attacked by white militia and died or were executed. |
Appalachian Mountains | Mountains that stretch from eastern Canada south to Alabama. |
Fall line | Where waterfalls prevent large boats from continuing. |
Piedmont | Means "foot of the mountains." It is the broad range plateau that leads to the Blue Ridge of the Appalachians Mountains. |
Clan | Large groups of families-sometimes in 1000s-that claim a common ancestor. |