Geography And Economy Flashcards
Longer growing season
Middle colonies climate/geography
Short growing season and cold climate
New England climate and geography
7-8 month growing season
Southern colonies i’m angiography
cold climate
New England
warmer climate
middle colonies
shorter/milder winters
middle colonies
warmclimate most of the year
southern colonies
harsh winters
New England
rugged mountains
New England
fertile soil
middle colonies
flat land
southern colonies
rich fertile soil
southern colonies
thin rocky sandy soil
New England
ship building
New England
fishing
New England
wide rivers for transport (Hudson/Delaware)
middle colonies
tidewater area
southern colonies
traded grain as crops (wheat corn rye barley)
middle colonies
“breadbasket” of colonies
middle colonies
CASH CROPS:
tobacco rice indigo
southern colonies
plantations/slaves
southern colonies
Philadelphia main port
middle colonies
dense forest
New England
very mild winters
southern colonies
woods full of wild life
middle colonies
small family farms
New England
traded; lumber whale oil slaves rum
New England
traded live stock (meat)
middle colnies
slaves/indentured servants
southern colonies
Charleston harbor
southern colonies
fur trade
middle colonies