History of Agriculture Vocabulary

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act or means of sealing off a place to prevent foods or people from entering or leaving

area of Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado and Texas affected by severe soil erosion, caused by drought and relentless windstorms, in the 1930s

colorless, volatile and flammable liquid which is produced by the natural fermentation of sugars

Green Revolution

large increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by the use of fertilizers, pesticides and high-yield crop varieties

Manifest Destiny

19th-century doctrine or belief stating the expansion of the U.S. throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable

Meat Inspection Act of 1906

American law which makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food; ensures meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under strictly regulated sanitary conditions

ancient region of southwestern Asia in present-day Iraq, lying between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers

Morrill Act of 1862

provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in "agriculture and the mechanic arts"

action of searching out and publicizing scandalous information about famous people in an underhanded way

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

treaty between Canada, Mexico and the United States which eliminated most tariffs between the counties