Compare and contrast tidewater and piedmont farmers

Tidewater: 1. Region where the water level rises when the tide comes in  2. Earlier immigrants settled down in this region. 3. Settlers raised a variety of fruits, vegetables, grains, livestock, and the major cash crop, tobacco. 4. Soil composed of sedimentary rock, primarily used for agriculture.  5. Aristocrats and wealthy families dominated politics and economy.

Piedmont: 1. Region between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the main Appalachian Mountains, stretching from New Jersey to central Alabama. 2. Later immigrants settled down in this region. 3. Corn and cotton as main crops. 4. Soil is generally clay-like, moderately fertile, that in some areas suffered from erosion and over-cropping, particularly in the South. 5. The majority of back-country immigrants settled on farms, others settled in established towns.

d. i assume the underlined word is "role." reformat if it isn't.

explanation:

role is closest to part because when replacing words, "playing a vital decision," "playing a vital activity," and "playing a vital dollar" don't make logical sense. the only meaningful choice is "playing a vital part."

this fits one of merriam-webster's definitions of role: "a function or part performed especially in a particular operation or process."

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