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ch.4 vocabulary

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Backcountry   ran along the appalachian mountains through the far western part of the other regions  
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subsistnce farming   proudcing enough food for yourself  
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triangular trade   a trading route with 3 stops  
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navigation acts   had 4 major provisions deigned to ensure that england made money  
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smuggling   importing or exporting goods illegally  
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cash crop   a crop grown by a farmer to be sold for money rather than for personal use  
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gristmill   a mill in which grain is ground to produce flour or meal  
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diversity   a variety of people  
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artisan   a skilled worked , like a weaver or a potter  
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conestoga wagon   a vehicle with wide wheels  
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indigo   a plant grown in the southern colonies that yields a deep blue dye  
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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  
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william byrd II   one of the best known southern planters, remembered for his writting  
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overseer   men hired by planters to watch over and direct the work of slaves  
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stono rebellion   In Sept. 1739 about 20 slaves gathered at Stono river just south of Charles Town and had a rebellion  
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applalachian mountains   A mountain range that stretches from eastern Canada south to Alabama  
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fall line   a point at which a waterfall prevents large boats from moving farther up river  
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piedmont   a broad plateau that leads to the foot of a mountain range  
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clan   a large group of families that claim a common ancestor  
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