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Plantation- A large parcel of land, farmed by many workers
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Cash crop: goods sold for cash on the world market
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Burgess: a member of Virginia’s first representative government
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Irrigate: to bring water to an area such as farmland
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Colony: a settlement that exists for the good of the mother country
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Warehouse: A large building used or storing a surplus
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Surplus: the amount that remains when use or need is satisfied
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Fertile soil: land capable of sustaining abundant plant growth
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Self-sufficient: to rely on oneself to survive and succeed
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Planter: the owner of a plantation
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Piedmont: land at the foot of the mountain
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Rotation of Crops: system by which planters moved crops from one field to the next to facilitate the growth of tobacco in the most fertile soil
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Indigo: a plant with a purple flower used for dye
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Coastal Plain: spread of land near the ocean
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