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irrigate
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to bring water to an area such as farmland
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warehouse
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a large building used for storing surplus
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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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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 at the foot of a mountain
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rotation of crops
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system by which planters moved cropsfrom 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 near bordering an ocean
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plantation
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a large farm or a large area for growing crops
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cash crop
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a crop that is grown and gathered for the market
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push-pull factor
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The push factor involves a force which acts to drive people away from a place and the pull factor is what draws them to a new location
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indigo
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One of the colors of the rainbow, indigo a dark purplish blue that gets it name from the indigo plant used to create the indigo dye.
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house of burgesses
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The House of Burgesses was the first assembly of elected representatives of English colonists in North America
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royal colony
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A royal colony is a colony that is ruled or administered by officials with the responsibilities and dutys of being in charge, it is also known as a country that is controlled by the English royal family. The original American colonies were considered to be royal colonies.
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Triangular Trade
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a pattern of colonial trade in which slaves were bought on the African Gold Coast with New England rum and then traded in the West Indies for sugar or molasses, which was brought back to New England to be manufactured into rum.
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