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15 Cards in this Set
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PLANTATION
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A large farm that raises cash crops
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CASH CROP
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A crop grown by a farmer to be sold for money, not for personal use.
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PUSH-PULL FACTOR
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A factor that pushes people out of their native lands and pulls them towards a new place.
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INDIGO
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A plant grown in the Southern Colonies that yields a deep blue dye.
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HOUSE OF BURGESSES
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Created in 1619, the first Representative Assembly in the American Colonies
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ROYAL COLONY
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A colony ruled by Governors appointed by a King
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TRIANGULAR TRADE
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The TransAtlantic system of trade in which goods including Slaves were exchanged between Africa, England, Europe, West Indies and the Colonies of North America
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IRRIGATE
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To bring water into an area such as farm land
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WAREHOUSE
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A large building used for storing surplus goods.
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SURPLUS
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The amount that remains when use or need is satisfied
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FERTILE SOIL
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A land capable of sustaining abundant plant growth.
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PLANTER
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The owner of a Plantation.
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PIEDMONT
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The fertile land and foot of a mountain.
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ROTATION OF CROPS
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System by which planters move crops from one field to the next to facilitate the growth of tobacco in the most fertile soil.
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COASTAL PLAIN
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A spread of land bordering an Ocean
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