Chapter 4 Flashcards
What is subsistence farming?
Producing enough to meet the needs of the family
What is commercial agriculture?
When larger amounts of crops are made to make profit
Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?
Because of the long winters amd rocky soil
What were the two main cash crops of the Middle Colonies?
Wheat and oats
What were the two main industries of the New England colonies?
Ship building and fishing
What is the triangular trade?
A system where slaves, crop, and manifactured goods were were traded between Africa, The Carribian, and The American colonies
What was the name of the slave transporting leg of the Triangular Trade?
The Middle Passage
What did rice and tobacco have in common (why slaves were used to harvest them)?
Because they were cash crops and you could get alot of money from them
Where was the hub of the shipping trade in America?
New England
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 is supply and demand?
Somthing that controls the price of crops
What was important about the Navigation Acts?
That is made sure that england made money off of the colonies
What was the main cash crop in Georgia and South Carolina?
Rice
How did England view the colonies economically?
As an economin resorce