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16 Cards in this Set
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Self-Sufficient
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to rely on oneself to survive and succeed.
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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 a 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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sustem bu which planters moved crops from one filed to the next 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 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 that for personal use.
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Push-Pull
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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 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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a transatlantic system of trade in which goods, including slaves, were exchanges between Africa, England, Europe, the West Indies, and the colonies of North America
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