SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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New England
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Middle
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Southern
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Native corn became the most important grain for English colonists although they also planted European crops of wheat, rye, barley and oats.
Detailed explanation-2: -History of Agriculture in New England The majority of the civilian diet came from corn (maize), which was planted “in hills in clearings the Native cut in the woods".
Detailed explanation-3: -Some of these crops included corn, beans, and squash. The New England colonies, however, were full of forests, giving the colonists the important natural resource of trees. These trees provided wood that colonists were able to use to build homes, buildings, and ships.
Detailed explanation-4: -The colonial economy depended on international trade. American ships carried products such as lumber, tobacco, rice, and dried fish to Britain. In turn, the mother country sent textiles, and manufactured goods back to America.