SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE 13 COLONIES LIFE IN EARLY AMERICA
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
New England colonies
|
|
|
Middle colonies
|
|
|
Southern colonies
|
|
|
Iron colonies
|
Detailed explanation-1: -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. In fact, Charleston, South Carolina became one of the centers of the American slave trade in the 1700’s.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Southern colonies included Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Southern colonies were noted for plantations, or large farms, and for the use of slaves to work on them. The English were the first Europeans to settle the Southern colonies. In 1606 an expedition of colonists sailed from England to the New World.
Detailed explanation-4: -The natural resources found in the Southern Colonies included: rich farmlands, forests, and fish. The population in the New England Colonies was primarily English. In both the Middle and the Southern Colonies the population was more diverse.