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What does import mean?
To bring goods into a country
What does export mean?
To send goods to another country for sale
What does the word self-sufficient mean?
needing no outside help in satisfying one's basic needs, especially with regard to the production of food.
By what means of travel were goods imported by? a. train b. bus c. ship d. plane
c. ship
Why couldn't people buy a ton of goods at the port?
Because they had to transport it back on horseback and did not have much room
Can you name one of the successful crops they started to produce in the South?
Tobacco or rice
What does independence mean?
being independent, alone, free
What is the opposite of increase?
decrease
What is an entrepreneur?
Someone who starts their own business or company
Why was it necessary for the early colonists to rely on imported goods?
Because the country was so new that there were no stores to go to
