13 Colonies Economies

Question 1

cash crop

Answer 1

crop raised in the Southern Colonies to be sold for money, such as Tobacco, Indigo, Cotton.

Question 2

plantation

Answer 2

a large farm in the south where cash crops are grown, typically with the help of slave labor

Question 3

staple crop or food crop

Answer 3

major crop that is the basis of a country’s diet; such as wheat or corn

Question 4

First of the 13 colonies

Answer 4

Virginia in 1607 (Jamestown settlement)

Question 5

triangular trade

Answer 5

A three way system of trade during 1600-1800s Africa sent slaves to America, America sent Raw Materials to Europe, and Europe sent Guns and Rum to Africa

Question 6

13 British Colonies

Answer 6

Thirteen colonies were established on the Atlantic coastline. They were divided into three geographical regions: the New England Colonies, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies.

Question 7

Middle Colonies

Answer 7

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware

Question 8

Southern Colonies

Answer 8

Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

Question 9

Bread Basket Colonies

Answer 9

Nickname for the Middle Colonies because they were able to farm so much wheat, rye, and corn.

Question 10

New England Colonies Economy

Answer 10

Centered around shipping, trade, fishing, and lumber

Question 11

Southern Colonies Economy

Answer 11

Large plantations with 20 to 100 slaves
Grew cash crops like tobacco, indigo, and rice

Question 12

Last of the 13 colonies

Answer 12

Georgia in 1732

Question 13

colonies

Answer 13

lands that are controlled by another nation (13 colonies were controlled by Great Britain)

Question 14

England

Answer 14

aka Great Britain

Question 15

New England Colonies

Answer 15

Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire.

Question 16

Middle Colonies Economy

Answer 16

Based on farming (breadbasket), industry, and trade.