Chapter 3 section 2 - The Agricultural South

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cash crop

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crop grown primarily for sale rather than for the farmer’s own use

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How did the geography of the South contribute to the self-sufficiency of Southern plantations?

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long and deep rivers allowed planters to ship their goods directly to market

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Explain how colonial standards of living rose so dramatically in the 18th century.

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Due to a large growth in the entire colonies’ cash crop export trade

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What roles did women play in the Southern household?

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second class citizenship - domestic work

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What were the main reasons that English colonists turned to African slaves to fill their depleted labor force?

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Native Americans escaped or died of disease and the number of white indentured servants was too small

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triangular trade

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three way trading network between the colonies, Africa and the West Indies