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13 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 if Virginia's first representative government.
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Irrigate
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To bring water to an area such as farmland.
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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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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 plan growth.
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Self-Sufficent
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To rely on oneself to survive and succeed.
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Piedmont
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Land at the foot of the mountain.
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Rotation of Crops
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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
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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 near the ocean.
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