Chapter 4 Flashcards
What is subsistence farming?
Producing enough to meet the needs of the family
What was the main economic activity in all colonies?
Farming
What is commercial agriculture?
Where larger amounts of crops are produced to make a profit
Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?
Thin rocky soil and long winters
What were the two main industries of the New England colonies?
Shipbuilding and fishing
What is the triangular trade?
Sugar and molasses from West Indies to New England
Molasses is turned into rum from New England to West Africa and Europe
Rum for slaves from West Africa to West Indies
What were the main items traded in the Triangular Trade?
Sugar, molasses, rum, slaves
What was the name of the slave transporting leg of the Triangular Trade?
The Middle Passage
Where was the hub of the shipping trade in America?
New England
What is a cash crop?
Crops that can be sold in markets
What were the two main cash crops of the Middle Colonies?
Wheat and Oates
Which colonial region was known for its diverse population of German and Scotch-Irish citizens?
Middle colonies
What was the main cash crop in Virginia and Maryland?
Tobacco
What was the main cash crop in Georgia and South Carolina?
Rice
What did rice and tobacco have in common (why slaves were used to harvest them)?
Very Labor intensive crops
What is supply and demand?
Controls the prices if crops