SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
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New England Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
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Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)
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Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Southern Colonies had an agricultural economy. Most colonists lived on small family farms, but some owned large plantations that produced cash crops such as tobacco and rice.
Detailed explanation-2: -The cash crops of the southern colonies included cotton, tobacco, rice, and indigo (a plant that was used to create blue dye). In Virginia and Maryland, the main cash crop was tobacco. In South Carolina and Georgia, the main cash crops were indigo and rice.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Southern economy was almost entirely based on farming. Rice, indigo, tobacco, sugarcane, and cotton were cash crops. Crops were grown on large plantations where slaves and indentured servants worked the land.
Detailed explanation-4: -Farmers in the Middle Colonies were the most prosperious of all. They grew wheat, barley, oats, rye, and corn. The Middle Colonies were often called the “breadbasket” because they grew so much food. Wheat could be ground to make flour, and both wheat and flour could be sold in other colonies or in Europe.