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Colonial Economy
Economies of the Colonies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services | Economy |
| Farming, fur trapping/trading, making household items | Common Jobs |
| Ship building/operating, fishing, timber | New England Colonies |
| Shipping of staple crops (corn, oats, wheat, barley) and furs | Middle Colonies |
| Farms/plantations that grew cash crops (tobacco, rice, indigo | Southern Colonies |
| Person from Africa forced to work with no pay forever | Slaves |
| Person who signed a contract saying that they will work for 4-7 years in exchange for a trip to the colonies | Indentured Servants |
| New England- 1-5 thousand slaves Middle- 13-15 thousand slaves Southern- hundreds of thousands of slaves | Slave Labor by Region |
| Creating and maintaining wealth by carefully controlling trade | Mercantilism |
| A good or service brought into a country | Import |
| A good or service sold | Export |
| When a country exports more than they import | Favorable Balance of Trade |
| Law made by Britain that stated that the colonies could only trade with Britain | Navigation Acts |