Colonies- Enviro and Economic Flashcards
Which colonial region had the shortest growing season?
New England/Northern colonies
Which colonial region had the longest growing season?
Southern colonies
Which colonial region focused almost entirely farming and selling crops?
Southern colonies
What is a plantation?
a large farm which grows crops to sell. The usually relied on enslaved workers.
Which colony has the largest focus on plantation farming?
Southern colonies
What were the main cash crops of the Southern colonies?
rice, tobacco, cotton, indigo
Which colony had a combination of plantations and business trade?
Middle Colonies
Which colony sold WHEAT as their cash crop?
Middle Colonies
Which colony had rich fertile soil great for growing crops?
Both the Middle and Southern Colonies
Which colony had rocky soil with few nutrients that was very bad for farming?
New England Colonies
Subsistance Farming
Being able to only farm enough for your family- can’t sell crops to make a profit.
Which region was only able to use subsistance farming?
New England Colonies
Which colonies had great harbors for ships to come and go?
New England and Middle Colonies
Which set of colonies has large slow rivers which would allow ships to travel to large farms?
Southern Colonies
Which set of colonies grew so much wheat they were nicknamed the Breadbasket colonies?
Middle Colonies
Which set of colonies focused on town living because farming was so difficult?
New England
Which sets of colonies had large cities which became centers of trade?
New England and Middle Colonies
What were artisans?
people who had skilled jobs that took many years of practice to become good at…..carpenters, barrel makers, printers, wagon makers, rifle makers
Which set of colonies participated in the Triangle Trade?
New England Colonies
What was the Triangle Trade?
A system of trade between the New England Colonies, Africa and the British Colonies in the Caribbean which allowed each to make a profit.
Which region’s economy focused mainly on fishing, whaling, shipbuilding and trading?
New England Colonies
Which region depended on enslaved labor to keep their farms running?
Southern Colonies
