Early Farming
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 first settlers hoped to find.......... | gold,silver,and treasure. |
| life was hard. People became........ | sick. |
| and there was a shortage of..... | food |
| John Rolfe's idea was to grow | tobacco. |
| He knew that the............ smoked tobacco and that they may want to buy it. | English |
| Tobacco was a .... crop | cash. |
| it made the Virginia colonies successful.People made ............ | money |
| and were able to buy.......... | land |
| and live with......... | nice things. |
| There was plenty of........ | rain fall |
| it stays......... | warm |
| throughout the | growing season. |
| cash crop | a crop that farmers raise to sell money rather than for their own use. |
| crops wore out the......... | soil |
| People wanted more land to farm | tobacco |
| Farmers needed many workers to..... | clear |
| forests to add...... | fields. |
| Planters needed many........ | workers to grow tobacco. |
| It was hard work and took......... | all year. |
| Dried tobacco leaves were packed into... | barrels. |
| The James River was used by ......... | English ships to load barrels of tobacco. |
| English people wanted to come to...... | Jamestown,Virginia |
| Most could not..... | pay for their trip |
| They became....... | servants in exchange for a trip to Virginia. |
| Most servants never lived long enough to be given their........ | freedom |
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