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15 Cards in this Set
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Plantation
Emily Bosco F-5 |
A large Parsel 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 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 plant growth.
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Self-sufficent
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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 the mountain.
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Rotation of crops
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System by which planters moved my 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 die.
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Costal plain
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Spread of land near the ocean.
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Triangular Trade
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A tranatlantic 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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