ch. 3 M and S Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
BackCountry | Colonial region that ran along the Appalachian mountains through the far western part of the New England Middle and southern colonies. |
Subsistence Farming | Farm that produces enough food for the family with a small additional amount for trade |
Triangular Acts | The transatlantic system of trade in which goods, including slaves, were exchanged between Africa England Europe the west indies and the colonies in north America |
Smuggling | To illegally import or export goods |
Cash Crops | A crop grown by a farmer to be sold for money rather than personal use |
gristmill | A mill in which Grain is ground to produce flour or meal |
Diversity | A variety of people |
Artisan | A skilled worker such as a weaver or a potter who makes goods by hands a craftsman |
Conestoga Wagon | A vehicle with wide wheels a curved bed and a canvas cover used by american pioneers traveling west |
Indigo | Plant grown in the southern colonies that yeild a deep blue dye |
Eliza Byrd | Introduced Indigo as a successful plantation crop after her farther sent her to supervise his South Carolina plantations when she was 17 |
William Byrd II | Know of the southern planters. |
Overseer | A worker hired by a planter to watch over and direct the work of slaves |
Stono Rebellion | Uprising of slaves in south Carolina leading to the tightening of already harsh slaves laws |
Appalachian Montians | Mountain Range running from Alabama to canada |
Fall Line | The point at which a waterfall prevents large boats from moving farther upriver. |
Piedmont | Board 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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