Colonial Economy

What type of farming was practiced in New England Colonies

• subsistence farming
• urban farming
• industrial farming
• commercial farming

What was the main reason for the establishment of New England Colonies?

• Trade

• Religious freedom

• Agriculture

• Mining

producing just enough to feed the family with none left over to sell of trade

• subsistence farming
• agribusiness
• commercial farming
• industrial farming

What businesses existed in the New England Colonies?

• farming, manufacturing, mining, and logging
• brewing, distilling, and tanning
• textile production, ironworking, and printing
• fishing, shipbuilding, whaling, trading, and agriculture

What did most people in colonial America work as?

• farmers or in agriculture-related jobs
• soldiers or in the military
• teachers or educators
• merchants or traders

Why did most enslaved people live in the Southern Colonies?

• Enslaved people preferred to live in the Southern Colonies due to better living conditions.
• The Northern Colonies had strict laws against slavery, forcing enslaved people to migrate to the South.
• The Southern Colonies had a large agricultural economy that relied heavily on labor-intensive crops.
• The Southern Colonies had a shortage of labor and needed to import enslaved people.

agricultural product intended to be sold for profit

• marketable produce
• cash crop
• commercial crop
• profitable plant

repressive rules governing the behavior and punishment of enslaved Africans

• slave laws
• enslavement regulations
• bondage statutes
• slave codes

what cash crops were grown in both the Middle and South?

• Tobacco and wheat

• Corn and wheat
• Rice and indigo
• Sugarcane and coffee

What was the middle passage?

• The middle passage was a trade route between Europe and Asia.
• The middle passage was a term used to describe the journey of European explorers to the New World.
• The middle passage was a military strategy used during a specific battle in World War II.
• The middle passage was the transportation of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.