USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
a large farm that grows one crop as a cash crop
A
plantation
B
indigo
C
debtor
D
village
Explanation: 

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: -A plantation is an agricultural estate, generally centered on a plantation house, meant for farming that specializes in cash crops, usually mainly planted with a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plantation farming is an extensive commercial system is characterized by cultivation of a single cash crop in plantations of estates on a large scale.

Detailed explanation-4: -The major crops that are grown in the plantations are coffee, tea, sugarcane, cashew, rubber, banana, and cotton.

Detailed explanation-5: -A cash crop or profit crop is an agricultural crop which is grown to sell for profit. It is typically purchased by parties separate from a farm.

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