SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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triangular trade
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a plantation
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The middle passage
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indentured servent
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Detailed explanation-1: -A type of commercial farming in which a single crop is grown on a large area is called plantation farming. Cultivation of rubber, coffee, tea or cocoa on large estates or hill stations are the examples of plantation farming.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct option is B estates. A huge land used for cultivation of mainly a single crop is called a plantation or an estate.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -A common definition of what constituted a plantation is that it typically had 500 to 1, 000 acres (2.0 to 4.0 km2) or more of land and produced one or two cash crops for sale.
Detailed explanation-5: -The major crops that are grown in the plantations are coffee, tea, sugarcane, cashew, rubber, banana, and cotton.