Florida History Vocabulary

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Territory

• A territory is an area of land controlled by a nation.

Reservation

• A reservation is an area of land set aside for Native Americans.

Cash Crop

• A cash crop is a crop grown to be sold for profit.

Transportation

• Transportation is the way in which people and goods are moved from place to place

Technology

• Technology is the use of skills, ideas, and tools to meet people’s needs.

Ford

• A ford is a shallow place where a river or stream may be crossed.

Abolitionist

• An abolitionist is a person who wanted to end slavery in the United States.

Sharecropping

• Sharecropping is a system in which farmers rented land in return for a portion of the crops they grew.

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