Chapter 4 Flashcards
What is subsistence farming?
Growing only enough for yourself
What is commercial agriculture?
Farming to make money
Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?
Long winters and thin, rocky soil
What were the two main industries of the New England colonies?
Shipbuilding and Fishing
What is the triangular trade?
A trade system between Africa, the Caribbean, and the American Colonies
What was the name of the slave transporting leg of the Triangular Trade?
Middle Passage
Where was the hub of the shipping trade in America?
North England
What is a cash crop?
Food grown in large amonts to sell
What were the two main cash crops of the Middle Colonies?
Rice and Tobacco
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)?
They were labor intensive and slaves were used because the owners couldn’t do it all on their own
What is supply and demand?
Supply- how much you have
Demand- how bad people want it
What were the strict rules governing the behavior and punishment of slaves in the colonies?
Slave Code