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Livestock farming. (cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, horses)
Livestock farming." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 9 May. 2016. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/111038. Accessed 8 Dec. 2016.
Sheep
"Sheep." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2015. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/67230. Accessed 8 Dec. 2016.
Technology on the cattle ranch: 19th century.
Timmons, Todd. "Technology on the Cattle Ranch: 19th Century ." Daily Life through History, ABC-CLIO, 2016, dailylife.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/1378450. Accessed 8 Dec. 2016.
Emergent Diseases (human)
"Emergent diseases (human)." Environmental Encyclopedia, Gale, 2011. Science in Context
Malaria
Andrew, Susan. "Malaria." The Gale Encyclopedia of Science, edited by K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, 5th ed., Gale, 2014. Science in Context
Microorganisms
Steinkraus, Keith H. "Microorganisms." Encyclopedia of Food and Culture, edited by Solomon H. Katz, vol. 2, Charles Scribner's Sons, 2003, pp. 507-513. World History in Context
The Rise and Practice of Inocuation in the 1700s
"The Rise and Practice of Inoculation in the 1700s." Science and Its Times, edited by Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer, vol. 4, Gale, 2001. Science in Context,


 

Agricultural Production - crops
"Agricultural Production—Crops." Encyclopedia of Global Industries, 5th ed., Gale, 2011, pp. 1-11. Global Issues in Context
Climate Change Puts Global Wheat Production at Risk - study
"Climate Change Puts Global Wheat Production At Risk - Study." Africa News Service, 30 Sept. 2016. Global Issues in Context
Genetically Modified Foods
McLure, Jason. "Genetically Modified Food." 
CQ Researcher 31 Aug. 2012: 717-40. Web. 3 Dec. 2016.
Metals for weapons during the American Revolutionary War.
Volo, Dorothy Denneen and James M. Volo. "Metals for Weapons during the American Revolutionary War." Daily Life through History, ABC-CLIO, 2016.
Wars and weapons in Colonial North America: 17th and 18th Century.
Salisbury, Joyce E. and Peter Seelig. "War and Weapons in Colonial North America: 17th and 18th Centuries." Daily Life through History, ABC-CLIO, 2016.
Warfare in the 17th and 18th Century
Seelig, Peter. "Warfare in the 17th and 18th Centuries." Daily Life through History, ABC-CLIO, 2016.
Guns in Colonial North America: 18th Century.
Burns, William E. "Guns in Colonial North America: 18th Century." Daily Life through History, ABC-CLIO, 2016.
Bow and Arrow / Crossbow
Nickel, Helmut. "Bow and Arrow/Crossbow." Dictionary of the Middle Ages, edited by Joseph R. Strayer, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1989. World History in Context
Bow and Arrow
"Bow and arrow." World of Invention, Gale, 2006. Science in Context,
Rifle
"Rifle." World of Invention, Gale, 2006. Science in Context


 

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