USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Large farms that cultivated crops for profit were known as ____
A
Plantations
B
Farms
C
Graineries
D
These did not exist
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The type of commercial farming in which a single crop is grown on a large area is called plantation. The major crops that are grown in the plantations are coffee, tea, sugarcane, cashew, rubber, banana, and cotton.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plantation crops are perennial crops that are grown on a large scale by an individual or a company. For example, rubber, tea, coffee, oil palm, coconut, etc. They are also known as cash crops.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plantations are a type of commercial farming where a single crop of tea, coffee, sugarcane, cashew, rubber, banana or cotton is grown. A large amount of labor and capital are required. The produce may be processed on the farm itself or in nearby factories.

Detailed explanation-4: -/plænˈteɪ.ʃən/ a large farm, especially in a hot part of the world, on which a particular type of crop is grown: a tea/cotton/rubber plantation. an area where trees are grown for wood: plantations of fast-growing conifers.

Detailed explanation-5: -The term plantation arose as settlements in the southern United States, originally linked with colonial expansion, came to revolve around the production of agriculture. The word plantation first appeared in English in the 15th century. Originally, the word meant to plant.

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