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15 Cards in this Set
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Plantations
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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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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 the mother country
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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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Self-Sufficient
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to rely on oneself to rely 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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land at the foot of a 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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Triangular Trade
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a transatlantic system of trade in which goods, including slaves, were exchanged between Africa, England, Europe, the West Indies and the colonies in North America
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