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Chapter 4 vocab ss
Question | Answer |
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A region that ran long the Appalachian Mountains through the far western part of other regions. | Backcountry |
Farming that produced just enough for themselves and sometimes a little extra to trade in town | subsistence farming |
A trading route with three stops | triangular trade |
A series of laws [passed by Parliament, beginning in 1651, to ensure that England made money from its colonies' trade. | Navigation Acts |
Important or exporting goods illegally | smuggling |
These were crops raised to be sold for money. | cash crop |
These crushed the grain between heavy stones to produce flour or meal. | grist mill |
A variety | diversity |
Craftspeople | artisan |
A vehicle with wide wheels, a curved bend, and a canvas cover used by American pioneers traveling west. | Conestoga wagon |
A plant that yields in deep blue dye. | indigo |
She introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop after her father sent her to supervise his South Crolina plantations when she was 17. | Eliza Lucas |
His family owned a large estate in Virginia. He is best known for his writing | William Byrd II |
Men hired by planters 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 |
Mountains that stretched from eastern Canada south to Alabama | Appalachian Mountains |
This is where waterfalls prevent large boats from moving farther upriver. | fall line |
A broad plateau that leads ti the foot of a mountain range. | Piedmont |
Large groups of families. | clan |