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14 Cards in this Set
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Plantation
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a large parcel of land, farmed by many workers
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Cash Crop
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goods sold for cash on the world market
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Burgess
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a member of Virginia's first representative government
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Irrigation
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to bring water to an area such as farm land
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Colony
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a settlement that exists for the good of the mother country
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Warehouse
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a large building used or storing a surplus
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Fertile Soil
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land capable of sustaining abundant plant growth
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Self Sufficient
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to reli on oneself to survive and succeed
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Planter
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the owner of a plantation
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Piedmont
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the land at the foot of a mountain
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Rotation of Crops
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system by witch planters moved crops from to the next to facilitate the growth of tobacco in the most fertile soil
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Indigo
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a plant with a purple flower used for dye
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Coastal Plain
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spread of land new the ocean
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Triangular Trade
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a transatlantic system of trade in witch goods, including slaves, were exchanged between Africa, England,Europe, the west indies and the colonies in North America
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