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Chapter 4 Vocab-S.S.

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Backcountry A colonial region that ran along the Appalachian Mountains through the far western part of the New England, Middle, and Southern Colonies.
Subsistence Farming A farm that produces enough food for the family with a small additional amount for trade.
Triangular Trade The transatlantic system of trade in which goods, including slaves, were exchanged between Afica, England, Europe, the West Indies, and the colonies in North America.
Navigation Acts A series of laws passed by Parliament, beginning in 1651, to ensure that England made money from its colonies' trade.
Smuggling Illegally importing or exporting goods.
Cash Crop A crop grown by a farmer to be sold for money rather than for 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 hand; a crafts person.
Conestoga Wagon A vehicle with wide wheels, a curved bed, and a canvas cover used by American pioneers traveling west.
Indigo A plant grown in the Southern colonies that yields a deep blue dye.
Eliza Lucas A young woman who had introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop.
William Byrd II Besides being one of the best known southern planters and being a member in the House of Burgesses, he was best remembered for his writing that created a vivid picture of life in the Southern Colonies.
Overseer A worker hired by a planter to watch over and direct the work of slaves.
Stono Rebellion A 1739 uprising of slaves in South Carolina, leading to the tightening of already harsh slave laws.
Appalachian Mountains A mountain range that stretches from eastern Canada south to Alabama.
Fall Line The point at which a waterfall prevents large boats from moving further upriver.
Piedmont A broad 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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