Colonial Economy
Crops that were grown specifically for profit
Cash Crops
In the countryside, most colonist survived by:
farming
Over time, colonial trade developed into a pattern known as the triangular trade. What was the trade route locations
Europe, Africa and South America
What was the primary role of women in colonial society?
homemakers and caregivers
Wealthy landowners, merchants, government officials
Who were the gentry? (upper class)
The main cash crops for Maryland And Virginia
Tobacco
What groups were part of the gentry class?
Wealthy landowners, wealthy merchants, political leaders
True or false: Men were the heads of the Household
True
What was the name of the people who had a special set skills called
What are artisans?
True or False: Some children of wealthy families had tutors for their children
What is true?
The Middle colonies specialized in
wheat (and other grains)
An idea that helped colonists make money by exporting more goods than the goods that they imported:
Mercantilism
To change the religious beliefs of someone.
Convert
What did ALL the colonies have in common?
What is an emphasis on religion?
Provided essential services and goods provided with skill.
Who were the skilled artisans, small farmers, and shopkeepers.
This route of the Triangular Trade carried captured Africans to the Americans to be sold as slaves.
The Middle Passage
What was The Great Awakening?
What was a religious revival?
What did the colonies provide as an export to England
What were raw materials?
True or False What age did older children leave their families to learn some type of trade such as printing?
What is age 12?
A system of organizing people into different ranks or levels of importance.
What is a hierarchy?
Name all the groups who were part of the lower class:
(Name four)
fisherman, farmers, indentured servants, apprentices
To have a healthy economy, a country must _________, more than it ____________.
Export and Import
Which social class single made up the largest group in colonial society?
small farmers
To grow rice, plantation owners grew their wealth by relying heavily on ___________.
Slave Labor
Means of supporting life at a minimum level, often through farming for personal use.
What is subsistence?