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Backcountry The land that ran along the eastern side of the Appalachian mountains.
Triangular Trade The name given to a trade route that stopped in three places for accumulation of wealth, products, and slaves.
Navigation Acts In 1651 England passed rules to make sure they got profits from the triangular trade.
Smuggling Importing and exporting goods illegally.
Cash Crops Crops grown in bulk to sell for money.
Gristmill A place farmers took their crops to be crushed into flour or meal.
Diversity Variety in people.
Artisans Craftspeople, they could be iron workers, glass workers, make furniture or kitchen ware.
Conestoga Wagons Built to carry artisans' products. They were suitable for dirt roads because they had wide wheels and a curved bed and a canvas cover.
Indigo A cash crop that yields a deep blue dye.
Eliza Lucas A woman that introduced indigo as a successful crop.
Overseers People employed to watch the work of slaves.
Stono Rebellion In September 1739 some slaves rioted near the Stono River. They were captured and executed.
Appalachian Mountains A mountain range that stretched from Canada to Alabama east of the Mississippi River.
Fall Line A place in a river with a waterfall that prevents boats from moving up river.
Piedmont Foot of the mountains. A broad plateau that leads to the Blueridge Mountains.
Clans Large groups of Irish families that came to the backcountry.
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