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15 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 storing a surplus
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Surplus
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the amount of 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 on the foot of a mountain
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Rotation of Crops
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system by which planters moved crops from one feild to the next to facilitate the growth of tobacco in most fertile soil
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Costal 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 or estate that grows crops
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Cash Crop
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a crop that is easily marketable
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Push-pull factor
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the push that drives people away and the pull that brings them back
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Indigo
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a hairy plant that has numerous pinnate leaves that are red-purple
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House of Burgesses
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the assembly of representatives in colonial virginia
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Royal Colony
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a colony ruled or administered by officials
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Triangular Trade
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a pattern of colonial commerce
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