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The first African slaves were brought to Virginia in 1619
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Beginning in 1620, the first settlers planted barley and peas from England but their most important crop was Indian corn(maize).
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King William the lll made a tax on wool which made wool production go down
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Selectively breeding livestock, systematic crop rotation, and the develop of chemical fertilizers began in the 1700's
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in 1790 the population was only 3,929,214 in the US and farmers made up about 90% of the workforce.
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The public land act authorized federal land sales to the public in minimum 640-acre plots for $2 per acre. This allowed for farmers to grow more crops.
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New technologies and transportations allowed for easier selling of crops resulting in more profit.