| A | B |
|---|
| backcountry | area that runs along the Appalachian Mountains |
| subsistence farming | produce just enough food for themselves and a little extra to trade |
| triangular trade | trading route with three stops |
| Navigation Acts | ensured that England received part of the profits from New England colonies |
| smuggling | importing or exporting goods illegally |
| cash crops | crops raised to be sold for money |
| gristmill | a mill in which grain is ground to produce flour or meal |
| diversity | variety |
| artisans | craftspeople |
| Conestoga wagons | vehicle with wide wheels, a curved bed, and a canvas cover used by American pioneers traveling west |
| Stono Rebellion | a slave uprising in South Carolina in 1739 |
| Appalachian Mountains | stretch from Canada to Alabama |
| fall line | the stopping point for large boats |
| piedmont | a broad plateau |
| Eliza Lucas | a South Carolina planter who grew indigo |
| William Byrd II | a Virginia planter and writer |
