An unintended negative consequence of Europeans and Native Americans socializing was
The exposure to deadly germs
Huge farms that used slaves and indentured servants to harvest cash crops to trade and export are called?
Plantations
A tool that was attached to a team of oxen and used to dig up the fields during Colonial Times is called a
Wooden plow
Bringing in goods or services into a country from another location is called
Import
Why were crops grown year-round in the South?
Mild climate, fertile soil, fields could be planted year round
What allowed the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa allowed countries to trade resources, cultures and art
The Columbian Exchange
A young boy learning a trade or skill under a master craftsman is called an
Apprentice
An extra supply of something is called a
surplus
Things found in nature that are beneficial to people are called
Natural Resources
Why did people move to the Southern Colonies?
To make money from cash crops
What were the enslaved men, women, and children from Africa considered to be by their enslavers
Property
What document guaranteed the same rights for colonists as citizens of England?
Charters
A traveling salesman who traveled to different colonies trading, buying, and selling items is called a
Merchant
The practice of farming and raising livestock for food, wool or other products is called
Agriculture
Who did most of the hard labor on plantations?
Indentured servants and Slaves
A person who was deep in debt, or could not pay their way would be
Imprisoned
Young people who were given free passage to the New World in exchange for working a certain number of years were called
Indentured servants
Sending goods or services to another location in order to sell them is called
Export
A territory settled by people from another country and controlled by that country is called
A Colony
Why are cash crops so important?
People wanted to grow things that they could sell for money
What were the responsibilities of the girls in Colonial Times?
Making candles and soap for the family, cooking, cleaning, taking care of children
What were the boys' responsibilities in the Colonial Times?
Helping Fathers build houses, fishing, hunting, farming the land
What states made up the Southern Colonies?
MA, VA, NC, SC, GA
Why were plantations so spread apart in the South?
Plantations were often hundreds of acres big
What cash crops did farmers in the South usually grow?
Rice, tobacco, indigo, and cotton