Chapter 4 Flashcards
What is subsistence farming?
Producing enough to meet the needs of the family.
What was the main economic activity in all colonies?
Farming
What is commercial agriculture?
Large amounts of crops are produced to make a profit.
Why did New England farmers practice subsistence farming?
because the soil of new England wasn’t very fertile so they practiced substantile farming so they could survive.
What were the two main industries of the New England colonies?
Ship building and fishing
What is the triangular trade?
Sugar and molasses from West Indies to NE then molasses turns in to rum and they trade for slaves.
What were the main items traded in the Triangular Trade?
Molasses,rum,slaves,sugar
What was the name of the slave transporting leg of the Triangular Trade?
Middle passage
Where was the hub of the shipping trade in America?
New England
What is a cash crop?
Crops that can be sold in markets
What were the two main cash crops of the Middle Colonies?
Wheat and oats
Which colonial region was known for its diverse population of German and Scotch-Irish citizens?
Middle
What was the main cash crop in Virginia and Maryland?
Tobacco
What was the main cash crop in Georgia and South Carolina?
Rice
What did rice and tobacco have in common (why slaves were used to harvest them)?
Intensive labor
What is supply and demand?o
The price if crops