Growth Of 13 Colonies Flashcards
Triangular Trade
Roots followed by colonial merchants ships
Substance Farming
They generally produced just enough to meet the needs of their family with a little left over
Tidewater
A region of flat, low-lying plains along the seacoast
Middle Passage
The pat of the triangular trade when enslaved Africans were shipped to the West Indies.
Olaudah Equiano
A young African who was forced onto a ship to America. He later described his journey
Cash Crops
Farm crop raided to be sold for money
What were the most important cash crops of the South
Tobacco and Rice
Principal
Most important
Surplus
Extra amounts
Backcountry
A region of hills and forests west of the tidewater
Overseers
Bosses
Slave code
Strict rules that governed the behavior and punishment of the enslaved Africans and help define the relationship between enslaved people and free people
Successor
Next King
Export
Sell abroad
Import
Bought from foreign markets