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The Reign of King Cotton
Texas History Ch. 18
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History
7th Grade
04/05/2009

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Bond
Definition
[image]Certificante issued by a government or company promising to pay back a borrowed sum with interest.
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Credit
Definition
[image]An agreement in which a buyer is allowed to pay over a period of time ,usually with interest or fees added.
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Commercial Farming
Definition
[image]Producing crops for sale.
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Subsistence Farming
Definition
[image]Producing almost all the goods needed by the farm family, usually with a little extra for sale.
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Barter
Definition
[image]To trade one product or service for another.
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Tenant Farming
Definition
[image]The practice of renting the land on which one lives and farms.
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Landlord
Definition
[image]The owner of property that is leased or rented to another.
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Sharecropper
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[image]A tenant farmer who receives a share of the value of the crop, minus charges for rent and other expenses.
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Mortgage
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[image]To give a lender legal claim to property as security until a debt is repaid.
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Commerce
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[image]The buying and selling of goods for transport from place to place.
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Manufacturing
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[image]Producing goods either by hands or with machines for sale in large numbers.
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