Chapter 4 Flashcards
What is subsistence farming?
Farming that producing enough to meet the needs of the family
What was the main economic activity in all colonies?
Farming
What is commercial agriculture?
When larger amount of crops are produced to make profit
Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?
Because they had long winters and thin, rocky soil
What were the two main industries of the New England colonies?
Shipbuilding and farming
What is the triangular trade?
A trade that traded sugar and molasses to West Indies to New England. Molasses is turned into rum and sugar is traded from slaves
What were the main items traded in the Triangular Trade?
Sugar and molasses
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 could be sold in the market
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?
The 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)?
They were very labor intensive
What is supply and demand?
Controls the prices of the crops