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29 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 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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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 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 crops from field to the next to facilitate the growth of tobbacco 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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Plantation
|
a large parcel of land, farmed by many workers
|
|
|
cash crop
|
goods sold for cash on the world market
|
|
|
burgess
|
a member of Virginia's first representative government
|
|
|
irrigate
|
to bring water to an area such as farmland
|
|
|
colony
|
a settlement that exists for the good of the mother country
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|
|
warehouse
|
a large building used or storing a surplus
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|
|
fertile soil
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land capable of sustaining abundant plant growth
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surplus
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the amount that remains when use or need is satisfied
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self-sufficient
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to rely on oneself to survive and succeed
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|
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planter
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the owner of a plantation
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|
|
piedmont
|
land at the foot of the mountain
|
|
|
rotation of crops
|
system by which planters moved crops from field to the next to facilitate the growth of tobbacco in the most fertile soil
|
|
|
indigo
|
a plant with a purple flower used for dye
|
|
|
coastal plain
|
spread of land near the ocean
|
|
|
triangular trade
|
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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