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16 Cards in this Set
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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 stpring a surpluse
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Surpluse
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the amount that remains when use or need is staisfeild
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Fertil soil
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land capable of sustaining abundamt plant growth
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Planter
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the owner of a plantation
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Peidmount
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the fertil land at the foot of a mountain
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Rotation of crops
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system by which plnters moved crops from one filed to the next to facilitate the growth of tobacco in the most fertil soil
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Coastal Plain
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a spread of land near bordering an ocean
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Self-Sufficient
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to relay on oneself to survive and succeed
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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 rather tha 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 toward a new place
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Indigo
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a plant grown in the Southern colonies that yeilds 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 transalantic system of trde in which goods, uuncluding slaves, were exchanged between Africa, England, Europe =, the West Indians, and the colonies in North America
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