Define the following terms by using them in a sentence about colonial farming.
a. subsistence farming
b. cash crop

Subsistence farming is a type of farming when farmers grew food that was enough for their family. This farming was done enough for one or two families. Food produced from the subsistence farming were consumed and not for trade purposes.

Cash crop was much more profitable in the colonial period. Farmers produced cotton and tobacco. The crops were farmed in the southern region of America and traded with European countries.

uncle sam would be tossing and turning in his grave : *)

the most famous of all the units fighting in cuba, the "rough riders" was the name given to the first u.s. volunteer cavalry under the leadership of theodore roosevelt. roosevelt resigned his position as assistant secretary of the navy in may 1898 to join the volunteer cavalry. the original plan for this unit called for filling it with men from the indian territory, new mexico, arizona, and oklahoma. however, once roosevelt joined the group, it quickly became the place for a mix of troops ranging from ivy league athletes to glee-club singers to texas rangers and indians.