1600-1800

By robert hostetterl,kmjnhbg
  • first slave is brought to Virginia

    first slave is brought to Virginia

    slavery made it so that farmers did not have to work in the fields all day
  • 1700s farming implements

    1700s farming implements

    some of the tools used were oxen , horses , wooden plows, hoe, sickle , . These tools helped to make framers lives easier and to not work as hard .
  • tobacco the cash crop of Virginia

    tobacco the cash crop of Virginia

    this cash crop helped to boost the economic wealth of the farmers
  • Parliamentary Acts

    Parliamentary Acts

    these acts impacted agriculture by to make it harder to export goods . (one example animal skins ) (taxing exports from the colonies )
  • patent for making potash

    patent for making potash

    this affected agriculture by introducing a different kind of fertilizer to use on the farms
  • the whisky rebellion

    the whisky rebellion

    This rebellion was a revolt done mostly by farmers against taxes on grain in whiskey which made prices of whiskey go up .
  • Cast-Iron Plow

    Cast-Iron Plow

    this was the first iron plow although brittle this idea would lead the way for much better and more durable plows
  • The Public Land Act

    The Public Land Act

    this act made it so that people were aloud to seattle past the Mississippi River , this would make it so that there would be more land to farm to feed the growing population .