A | B |
census | a population count |
Eliza L. Pinckney | Discovered indigo would grow in Carolina |
Stono Rebellion | 1739 slave rebellion |
Mercantilism | Close regulation of trade for the benefit of the state |
Staple Crop | a crop grown for money |
Indigo | a blue dye |
Navication Acts | British laws to control colonial trade |
Carolina Gold | Carolina Rice |
Indentured Servants | Agreed to work in exchange for passage |
Middle Passage | Carrying slaves from Africa to the New World |
Captain Thurberc | Gave rice to colonists |
Jemmy | Led Stono Rebellion |
Royal African Company | English slave trading company |
Negro Act of 1740 | Created a slave code |
Jonathan Lucas | Invented rice mill driven by waterpower |