Unit 3: Colonial Economies

Had harsh climate, rocky soil, and a short growing season

• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

Relied on agriculture for their economic base

• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

They had a good growing season and decent soil

• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

Two of their leading industries were fishing and shipbuilding

• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

Used indentured servants more than slave labor

• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

Relied on enslaved Africans for their main labor force

• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies

Young boys who learned skilled trades from a master craftsman

• Indentured Servants
• Apprentices
• Entrepeneurs
• Slave Codes

Laws to control slaves

• Entrepeneurs
• Cash Crops
• Slave Codes
• Apprentices

People who undertake new businesses to make a profit

• Indentured Servants
• Apprentices
• Entrepeneurs
• Slave Codes

Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia

• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies