| A | B |
|---|
| triangular trade | three stop trade route trading slaves, rum, sugar and molasses. |
| Backcountry | Land that ran along the Appalachian Mountains from New England to the Southern Colonies. |
| Navigation Acts | Laws created to make sure that England received part of the New England trade profits. |
| smuggling | The importing or exporting of goods illegally |
| Diversity | Variety of racial and cultural groups |
| Conestoga wagons | Wagons built by Germans, had wide wheels and curved beds, canvas covers, and would become important for settling the West.. |
| cash crops | These crops were sold for money. |
| artisans | Craftspeople who produced rifles, furniture, glass, and other manufactured goods. |
| gristmills | Buildings were powered by water and ground grain into flour or meal. |
| indigo | A plant that yielded a deep blue dye that was highly marketable. |
| plantation economy | A system where plantations were self-sufficient, owners had difficulty finding workers, and large cities were rare in colonies with many plantations. |
| Stono Rebellion | An uprising of enslaved Africans in South Carolina that was defeated by colonial militia. |
| overseer | supervised and managed work crews of enslaved Africans. |
| Appalachian Mountains | This mountain range stretches from eastern Maine south to Alabama. |
| fall line | This geographic feature is the point at which waterfalls prevent large boats from moving farther upriver. |
| piedmont | This is the area of land at the foot of a mountain or mountain range. |
| clan | These are large groups of families that claim a common ancestor. |
