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15 Cards in this Set
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Plantatin
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A plantation is a large farm that plants cash crops.
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Cash Crop
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A cash crop is a crop grown to provide the family with money but not food.
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Push-pull factor
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The push-pull factor is the force wich draws people to a place or drives them away.
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Indigo
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Indigo is a plant grown in the southern colonies that produces blue-purple dye.
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House of burgesses
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The house of burgesses is the first elected representstives of the American colonists.
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Royal Colony
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A royal colony is a colony whose official is appointed by the british royalty.
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Triangular Trade
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Triangular trade is when three regions trade goods and slaves in a triangular route.
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Irrigate
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A way of transporting water to an area like farmland.
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Warehouse
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A house used to store surplus
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Surplus
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A surplus is an extra amount of something when what was needed has already been used.
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Fertile Soil
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Soil that has many nutrients to substain abundant plant growth.
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Planter
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A planter is the owner of a plantation.
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Piedmont
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The fertile land at the foot of a mountain.
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Rotation of crops
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A system in which planters move crops from one field to the next to help the growth of tabacco in the most fertile soil.
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Coastal Plain
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A spread of land near bording an ocean.
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