SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
NORTH AMERICAN SETTLEMENTS
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Question
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Cash crops and fur trade
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Cash crops for exporting
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Fur trade
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They did not have any money.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Colonies were encouraged to develop mining, in order to supply Spain with silver and gold, and to develop agricultural activities. In New Mexico, mining was widespread, but ranching was the primary economic activity, with trade secondary.
Detailed explanation-2: -These colonies were extremely profitable for Spain and Portugal because they could plant crops there that they could not plant in Europe. This lead to the production of cash crops in South America, such as coffee and sugarcane, to be traded and sold in Europe.
Detailed explanation-3: -Barley and wheat, the major crops in Spain, predominate on the plains of Castile-León, Castile–La Mancha, and Andalusia, while rice is grown in coastal Valencia and southern Catalonia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Spain is the biggest exporter in the world of olive oil, with Italy in second place. Olive oil occupies a significant position in the ranking of agricultural food product exports, behind only citrus fruit, wine and pork.