The Colonial Colony Flashcards
What are the 3 regions that made up the 13 colonies
- Mid-Atlantic
- Southern
- New England
What was subsistence farming
It was farming where there was only enough farmed for the family
What was commercial farming(commercial: selling)
It’s farming for profit
What was a yeoman farming
It’s a southern farmer on a small farmer that doesn’t have enslaved people
What was trade
Buying and selling goods for services
What were the New England colonies
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
Describe three geographic characteristics of New England colonies
Mountains, rivers, and trees
What type of farming was the New England colonies were based off of
Subsistence farming
What were the primary products that were sold by merchants
Fish, whale products, and lumber
What was triangular trade
It was a trade route that was done between west Africa
, West Indies, and the American colonies
What was mercantilism
It was the belief that a state or nations power should be depended of wealth
What were the 3 “a nation should” haves to succeed
“A nation should” keep the gold in the mother country
“A nation should” have self-sufficiency
“A nation should” sell more than buy
What were the navigation acts
They were a series of acts that were designed to regulate colonial trade and enabled England to collect taxes in the colonies
Name two navigation acts
Staple act
Plantation duty act
List the mid-Atlantic colonies
Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Describe three geographic characteristics of the middle colonies
Rolling hills, coastal plains, mountains
What type of farming was characterized in the middle colonies
Commercial farming
What was the primary crops in the middle colonies
Grains and oats
What was the nickname of the middle colonies
“The breadbasket”
What early forms of industry developed in the middle colonies
Textile manufacturing and agriculture
What was the iron act
It was an act designed to encourage the manufacturing of pig and bar iron
What were the two largest non English immigrant groups in colonial America
Scottish Irish and Germans
Describe three geographic characteristics of the southern colonies
Long rivers, hilly mountains, swampy areas
What were the most valuable cash crops of these southern colonies ( in Virginia and Maryland, South Carolina and Georgia)
V&M: tobacco
SC&G: indigo and rice
