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Economy/slaves
colonies economy
| question | answer |
|---|---|
| Goods that are brought into our country that are made in another country. | Import |
| Goods that are made in our country and shipped to other countries | Export |
| creating and maintaining wealth carefully controlling trade | mercantilism |
| is creating and maintaining wealth by controlling the colonies trade | britain |
| laws made by britain that started the colonies could only trade with britain | navigation acts |
| great britain was controlling trade using | mercantilism |
| when a country exports more than they import | favorable balance of trade |
| A pattern of trade between England, Africa and the American Colonies. | Triangular Trade |
| 1.They created more money for themselves by creating a market. 2.They have natural resources ready to make into manufactured goods to sell. | name two benefits that britain had in forcing the colonies into mercantilism |
| large-scale ship operators, builders, fish, timber | New England Colonies |
| shippers of staple crops wheat barley and oats continually in demand and used to make food middle men- bought goods from people who made them then sold them | Middle Colonies |
| grew cash crops of tobacco, rice, and indigo used to dye clothing for sole purpose of making profit | Southern Colonies |
| small family farms, making soap, clothes, and candles, fur trapping | Common Jobs |
| someone forced to work against their will with no pay for a lifetime of service | slave |
| -a person who agrees to work for 4-7 years for payment of their voyage Both of them have the same working treatment. | indentured servant |
| the extent of the use of slavery was they had the fewest slaves of all 3 and the jobs the slaves had were working in the homes, shops. The labor intensity is not as high as the other colonies so they do not need as many slaves.They have lots of kids to w | New England |
| the extent of slavery is that they have more than New England but less than half of the people in their colony. The slaves work on staple crops fields, shipyard docks, and some as blacksmiths. | In the Middle colonies |
| they have the largest ratio of slaves that out number the colonists there. Most Southern people had 1 to 2 slaves. The slaves work on cash crop farms, and it took so many because they do not have the technology we have today. They had to do everything by | In the Southern Colonies |
| They have lots of kids to work for the family business so they do not need as many slaves | New England |
| the making buying and selling of goods and services | economy |
| they both got the same treatment and living conditions and work | slaves and indentured servants |
| what are the differences between a slave and a indentured servant | slaves have to work a lifetime servants have to work for 4-7 years slaves dont get paid and are forced to work servants are not forced but get their voyage paid |
| they are less popular because most did not survive | indentured servant |
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