History of Agriculture

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  1. 5. 19th-century doctrine or belief stating the expansion of the U.S. throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable
  2. 7. free trade agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico
  3. 9. area of Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado and Texas affected by severe soil erosion, caused by drought and relentless windstorms, in the 1930s
  4. 13. colorless, volatile and flammable liquid which is produced by the natural fermentation of sugars
  5. 14. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
  6. 16. ancient region of southwestern Asia in present-day Iraq, lying between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
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  1. 1. action of searching out and publicizing scandalous information about famous people in an underhanded way
  2. 2. treaty between Canada, Mexico and the United States which eliminated most tariffs between the counties
  3. 3. American law which makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food; ensures meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under strictly regulated sanitary conditions
  4. 4. large increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by the use of fertilizers, pesticides and high-yield crop varieties
  5. 6. vegetable garden, especially a home garden, planted to increase food production during a war
  6. 8. provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in “agriculture and the mechanic arts”
  7. 10. British civilian organization created during World War II so women could work in agriculture
  8. 11. act or means of sealing off a place to prevent foods or people from entering or leaving
  9. 12. estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar and tobacco were cultivated by resident labor
  10. 15. farm implement consisting of a strong blade at the end of a beam, usually hitched to a draft team or motor vehicle and used for breaking up soil and cutting furrows in preparation for sowingfarm implement consisting of a strong blade at the end of a beam, usually hitched to a draft team or motor vehicle and used for breaking up soil and cutting furrows in preparation for sowing