Life In The Colonies Flashcards
Why was shipbuilding able to become an important industry in the new England colonies
It came important because it transported trade resources like fish and lumber and it gave them the opportunity to go out and explore
What is subsistence farming
It is one you farm you know for your family but a little extra to sell
What was the name given to the section of the triangular trade route where enslaved Africans were shipped to the west Indies
The middle passage
Which cities in the middle colonies became busy ports
New York City and Philadelphia
What were some of the industries of the middle colonies
Some industries including mining, carpentry, lumbering, and flour making
What were the main cash crops in Maryland Virginia South Carolina and Georgia
The main crop in Maryland and Virginia work tobacco in the main crop in South Carolina and Georgia was rice
What were slave codes
Slave codes were strict rules that define the behavior and punishment of enslaved Africans
Why did the colonies boom
Immigration, large families and it was more spread out so it’s healthier
What was included in a New England town
A meeting house plus church. farmers lived in town and farm the land surrounding the smaller farms had rocky soil and hard winters and it it was well organized
What was the most important economic activity for all of the colonies
Farming
What could women make to earn extra money
Cloth garments candles and soaps
What’s in most towns have
Blacksmiths shoemakers furniture makers
What was new England known for in the economic section
Shipbuilding lumber and fishing
When did colonial whaling begin
1644
How did colonists catch whales
They went out and small boats with harpoons and followed the whale then when the Whale tired they Lance them and towed them to shore
What did they use whale for
They use the blubber as oil in lamps
