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Tobacco seeds were brought over from England which helped the settlement become a profitable endeavor.
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Farm productivity increased due to more advanced hand tools and other equipment that were powered by oxen, horse, and slaves.
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Due to Samuel Hopkins achievement, people started using his product more to help with their own farms.
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First taxes on demestic products which included grain that was in whiskey. This then led to a rebellion.
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The South grew lots of plants such as cotton, sugar, rice, tobacco and wheat so they could sell it and make good pofit. However, this then led them to become dependent on others for food to survive.
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As the years went on, more and more of the agricultural goods were being exported to other places.
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The horse-drawn repeaters were made so that they didn't have to guide the horse everywhere. This became a great success.
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Some Northern farms produced plants and animals while others helped craft things for the war. However, some people left their farms to join the war. When the soldiers returned in the south their farms were ruined.
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160 acres were offered to people if they used it to farm for 5 years. This helped people want to buy land and grow crops and/or animals. This then increase the crop and animal numbers.
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People were fighting for the right that agriculture should be taught at schools for people to better understand and/or educate themselves.
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3/4 of American goods thaat were exported were agricultural good which means people from other places need it so they are buying it. About half of American population worked as agricultural laborers.
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People started to figure out that there are better ways to care for their crops so they started to experiment on what was best for the soil, plants, and animals.
