Chapter 4 Section 4 Flashcards
(39 cards)
What was the man economic activity for all colonies?
Plantations
What is subsistence farming?
Growing enough for your family and no one else
What is commercial agriculture?
Growing crops for money
Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?
The soil wasn’t very good for crops
What were the 2 main industries of the New England colonies?
Fishing and shipbuilding
What’s the triangular trade?
The trade between Africa, America, and Europe
What’s the name of the slave trade leg of the triangular trade?
The middle passage
The hub of shipping trade in America?
New York
What’s a cash crop?
A crop that’s grown for money
The 2 main cash crops in the middle colonies?
Wheat and oats
What area was known for its diverse population of Scotch-Irish and Germans?
The middle colonies
What was the main cash crop in Virginia and Maryland?
Tobacco
The main crop for South Carolina and Georgia?
Rice
What did rice and tobacco have in common?
They both needed lots of labor
What’s supply and demand?
The belief that the more of the thing available to buy, the cheaper it will get
What were the rules governing the behavior of slaves?
Slave codes
How did England view the colonies economically?
As a way to produce products
How to make money from trade?
By exporting more than you import
What was important about the navigation acts?
It ensured England made money off of the colonies
What established a limited government in the 18th century and inspired the United States constitution?
The Albany Plan of Union
What was allowed to vote in the mid 17th century in the colonies?
White adult males who own land
What was the religious revival that swept throughout the colonies?
The Great Awakening
What was the Enlightenment?
A belief that education and science would improve society
What was the name of the book that Benjamin Franklin wrote after being inspired by the enlightenment?
Poor Richards Almanac
