| A | B |
|---|
| Backcountry | region running along the Appalachian Mountains through the far western part of the other state |
| subsistence farming | growing just enough food for family use and sometimes a little extra to sell |
| triangular trade | name given to a trading route with three stops |
| Navigation Acts | laws passed by the English government to make sure that it made money from its colonies's trade |
| smuggling | importing or exporting goods illegally |
| cash crop | crops raised to be sold for money |
| gristmill | a mill where was ground into flour |
| diversity | variety |
| Conestoga Wagon | vehicle with wide wheels,curved bed,and canvas cover |
| indigo | plant that yields a rich blue dye |
| Eliza Lucas | woman who introduced indigo as a successful plantation crop after her father sent her to supervise his South Carolina plantations |
| William ByrdII | wealthy Virginia planter best known for his writing |
| overseer | person hired by planters to watch over and direct the work of slaves |
| Stono Rebellion | bloody slave revolt that took place at the Stono River just south of Charleston in 1739 |
| Appalachian Mountains | the mountain range that stretches from eastern Canada south to Alabama |
| fall line | the point at which waterfalls prevent large boats from moving farther upriver |
| clan | large groups of families that claim a common ancestor |
| congregation | a group of people who gather to worship |
| exporting | sending goods to other countries |
| hardy | strong and healthy |
| immigrants | people coming to live in a country in which they were not born |
| importing | bringing in goods from other countries |
| meetinghouse | a building for public meetings |
| merchants | persons whose work is buying and selling goods |
| molasses | a thick,sweet syrup made from sugar cane and used to make rum |
| rebellions | open,armed,and organized resistance |
| rival | to be the equal of |
