Chapter 4 Flashcards
What was the main economic activity in all colonies?
Farming
What is subsistence farming?
Producing for their families with not enough left to trade (the whole family worked)
What is commercial agriculture?
When larger amounts of crops are produced to make a profit
Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?
There were long and harsh 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 route
What was the name of the slave transporting leg of the Triangular Trade?
The middle passage
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 Oats
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 both very labor intensive
Where was the hub of the shipping trade in America?
New England
What is supply and demand?
Amount of crops (how much they were wanted) and the prices
What were the strict rules governing the behavior and punishment of slaves in the colonies?
Slave codes