| A | B |
|---|
| importance of cash crop | crops were sold for money |
| purpose of the Navigation Acts | make sure the England received part of the New England trade profits |
| Conestoga wagons | built by Germans, canvas covers to protect their contents from rain become important for settling the West. |
| indigo | yielded a deep blue dye that was highly marketable. |
| Backcountry was settled mainly by what group? | Scots-Irish |
| what geographic feature kept their boats from moving upstream | waterfalls |
| land along the Appalachians | Backcountry |
| Rebellious slaves killed several planter families | Stono Rebellion |
| these large groups of families who shared a common ancestor, | clans |
| lifestyle was most like that of the nobles of Europe | Southern planters |
| African slaves were seen as desirable | had skills necessary for raising rice |
| illegal importing or exporting of goods | smuggling |
| major industries that made New England colonies prosperous | shipbuilding and fishing |
| a variety of racial and cultural groups | a diverse population |
| Middle Colonies created a society that was | highly diverse |
| Slaves protested slavery | rebellion, working slowly, destruction of property |
| Middle Colonies, the second largest immigrant group, after the English, | German |
