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Colonial Economy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Import | Goods that are brought into our country that are made in another country. |
| Export | Goods that are made in our country and shipped to other countries |
| Raw Materials | Materials before being processed or manufactured into a final form. |
| Manufactured Goods | products that have been made from raw materials, especially as a large-scale operation using machinery. |
| Triangular Trade | A pattern of trade between England, Africa and the American Colonies. |
| Mercantilism | Creating and maintaining wealth by carefully controlling trade. Because Great Britain is maintaining wealth |
| Navigation Acts | Law made by Britain that started the colonies could only trade with Britain. They could only trade raw materials and could only sell manufactured goods from Britain |
| Favorable Balance of Trade | When a country exports more than they import. Great Britain has it |
| Economics | Production: making of an item |
| Economics | Distribution: selling of an item |
| Economics | Consumption: buying an item |
| Economics | Goods: a physical item |
| Economics | Services: the act of helping someone ex: teacher,waitress,lawyer,banker,preacher |
| Common Jobs | Small Farms,making of soap,candles |
| New England Colonies | shipbuilders,ship operators,and fishing they used slaves for agricultural labor |
| Middle Colonies | furs and crops staple crops they used slaves for household items |
| Southern Colonies | tobacco and rice cash crops they used slaves for farming on big plantations |