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Triangular trade
Question | Answer |
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what were the economics of the middle colonies | Staple crops, shipyards and trading |
what are staple crops | crops that are continually in demand like wheat, barley and oats |
what were the economics of the new england colonies | fishing, shipbuilding and timber |
what were the economics of the southern colonies | cash crops |
what are cash crops | crops that are grown only to make a profit like tobacco, indigo and rice |
name the colonies in order from least to greatest by how many slaves each colony had | new England,middle colonies and then southern colonies |
what were common jobs in the colonies | making household goods, small family farms, fur trading |
what were indentured servants | a person who agrees to work from a person for 4-7 to pay their voyage |
what was a slave | someone who was forced to work for someone for their whole life |
what is mercantilism | creating and maintaining wealth by carefully controlling trade |
what does import mean | goods that are brought into our country that are made in another country |
what does export mean | goods that are made in our country and shipped to other countries |
what is Favorable balance of trade | When a country exports more than they import |
what are the Navigation Acts | a law made by Britain stating that the colonies could trade ONLY with Britain |
what is economy | the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services |
what is production | to make something |
what is distribution | to sell something |
what is consumption | to buy something |
what are goods | any physical item |
what is a service | an act that someone does to help another person |
what did the middle colonies ship to Britain | the middle colonies shipped raw materials to Britain |
the colonies were illegally shipping goods to who | africa |
who is benefiting the most and why | Great Britain because they are in complete control of the trade from the colonies |
what are differences between indentured servants and slaves | indentured servants had a choice whether they wanted to work for someone or not and they only had to work for 4-7 years, a slave had to work for their whole life and didn't have a choice |
what were similarities between indentured servants and slaves | indentured servants and slaves had the same living condition and working jobs |
who has the favorable balance of trade | Great Britain |
how does great britain use mercantilism | by controlling the colonies trade with other countries |