Station 2: Comparing Economic Activities of Colonial Regions

What type of economy did the New England region have?

• cash crop plantations

• staple crop farms

• ocean-based (fishing, shipbuilding)

• fur trapping

Red region

(a)   colonies

• New England
• Middle
• Southern

Plantations were common in the __ colonies

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

Plantations were common in the __ colonies

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

Trade, whaling, and fishing are the key economic activities

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

Jamestown was founded for ___ reasons.

• economic

• religious

• political

How were the Southern Colonies different from New England and Middle Colonies?

• The South had the first public schools.

• Whaling was a huge part of the South's economy.

• The South had more factories.

• The South relied upon slave labor to plant/pick their cash crops.

The Middle Colonies produced so much wheat, barley and rye, they became known as the

• "Breadbasket" colonies

• "High-Yielding" colonies

• "Prolific Pennsylvanians"

• "Fruitful Friends"

A plantation is a large agricultural enterprise where crops are grown for sale.

• TRUE
• FALSE

A crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.

• mercantilism
• cash crop
• parliment