Ch.4 Vocab. SA Word Scramble
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| a colonial region that ran along the Appalachian Mountains through the far western part of the New England, Middle, and Southern colonies. | Backcountry |
| a farm that produces enough food for the family with a small additional amount for trade. | subsistence farming |
| 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. | triangular trade |
| a series of laws passed by Parliment, beginning in 1651, to ensure that England made money from its colonies' trade. | Navigation Acts |
| to illegally import or export goods. | smuggling |
| a crop grown by a farmer to be sold for money rather than for personal use. | cash crop |
| a mill in which grain is ground to produce flour or meal. | gristmill |
| a variety of people. | diversity |
| a skilled worker,such as a weaver or a potter, who makes goods by hand, a craftsperson. | artisan |
| a vehicle with wide wheels, a curved bed, and a canvas cover used by American pioneers traveling west. | Conestoga wagon |
| a plant grown in the Southern colonies that yields a deep blue dye. | indigo |
| introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop. | Eliza Lucas |
| a good planter, membership in the House of Burgesses, and was a famous writer. | William Bryd 2 |
| a worker hired by a planter to watch over and direct the work of slaves. | overseer |
| a 1739 uprising of slaves in South Carolina, leading to the tightening of already harsh slave laws. | Stono Rebellion |
| a mountain range that stretches from eastern Cansda south to Alabama. | Appalachian Mountains |
| the point at which a waterfall prevents large boats from moving farther upriver. | fall line |
| a broad plateau that leads to the foot of a mountain range. | piedmont |
| a large group of families that claim a common ancestor. | clan |
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