Chapter 4 Vocabulary Flashcards
apprentice
a person who learns a craft or trade by working with a skilled member of that craft or trade (page 129)
common school
a colonial elementary school
(page 129)
religious freedom
the right to practice the
religion of one’s choosing without
government interference (page 126)
smuggle
to import or export goods illegally (page 125)
Navigation Acts
a series of laws passed by the
English Parliament to protect English
shipping by restricting the transport of
goods to and from the English colonies
(page 125)
provisions
the supplies of food, water, and other
items needed for a journey (page 124)
subsistence farming
the practice of producing enough food for a farmer and his family but not enough to sell for profit (page 123)
artisan
a person skilled at making things by hand (page 136)
backcountry
the western part of the Southern Colonies just east of the Appalachian Mountains (page 134)
cash crop
a crop grown for sale rather than for use by farmers (page 132)
indigo
a plant that produces a blue dye for cloth (page 132)
overseer
a supervisor (page 134)
Piedmont
a relatively flat area between the Appalachian Mountains and the coastal plain (page 134)
Stono Rebellion
a 1739 revolt by enslaved Africans against their owners (page 137)
arable
able to grow crops; fertile (page 140)
commodity
a trade good (page 142)
Conestoga wagon
a kind of wagon, made by German settlers in North America, that could carry heavy loads (page 143)
conformity
an obedience to a set of beliefs (page 144)
diversity
a wide variety (page 143)
gristmill
a building that houses machinery for grinding grain (page 140)
tolerance
the acceptance of others (page 144)
burgeon
to grow quickly (page 146)
Enlightenment
an intellectual movement that
emphasized the use of reason to
examine previously accepted beliefs
(page 149)
Great Awakening
a series of Protestant religious revivals that swept across the American colonies (page 148)
