| A | B |
|---|
| backcountry | a colonial region that ran along the Appalachian Mountains |
| subsistence farming | farm that produces enough food for the family with a small amount for trade |
| triangular trade | transatlantic system of trade in which goods, including slaves, were exchanged |
| Navigation Acts | series of laws passed by Parliament to ensure England made $$$ from its colonies' trade |
| smuggling | illegally import or export goods |
| cash crop | crop grown by a farmer to be sold for $$$ |
| gristmill | mill in which grain is ground to produce flour or a meal |
| diversity | variety of people |
| artisan | skilled worker, such as a weaver ot potter, who makes goods by hand |
| Conestoga wagon | vehicle with wide wheels, a curved bed, and a canvas cover |
| indigo | plant grown in the Southern colonies that makes a blue dye |
| Eliza Lucas | introduced indigo as a crop |
| William Byrd II | wrote an account of an expedition to create a dividing line between VA & NC |
| overseer | worker hired by a planter to watch over and direct the work of slaves |
| Stono Rebellion | 1739 uprising of slaves in SC |
| Appalachian Mountains | mountain range that stretches from eastern Canada south, to Alabama |
| fall line | point a which a waterfall prevents large boats from moving farther upriver |
| piedmont | broad plateau that leads to the foot of a mountain range |
| clan | large group of families that claim a common ancestor |
| congregation | group of people who gather to worship |
| exporting | sending goods or products to other countries |
| immigrants | people coming to live in a country in whichi they were not born |
| importing | bringing goods or products from other countries |
| merchants | persons whose work is buying and selling gooods |
| molasses | thick, sweet syrup made from sugar cane and used to make rum |
| rebellions | open, armed, and organized resistance |
| rival | to be the equal |
