Flashcards for USI. 5a
| A | B |
|---|---|
| What was the lifesyle of the artisans? | Worked as craftsmen in towns and on the plantation and they lived in small villages and cities. |
| What was life like for the women? | They worked as caretakers, houseworkers,and homemakers. They could not vote and they had few chances for an education. |
Did the Middle Colonies have skilled craftsmen?
In an agriculture-based economy, most members of the middle class were engaged in some type of farming, with yeoman farmers owning their own land and supporting families on its products. In cities, members of the middle class were skilled craftsmen and artisans.
Which colonial regions had shipbuilders and craftsmen?
New England had skilled craftsmen in the industry of shipbuilding. The Mid-Atlantic presented a diverse workforce of farmers, fisherman, and merchants. The Southern Colonies were primarily agricultural with few cities and limited schools.
What did the Middle Colonies economy relied on?
The New England colonies had rocky soil, which was not suited to plantation farming, so the New England colonies depended on fishing, lumbering, and subsistence farming. The Middle colonies also featured mixed economies, including farming and merchant shipping.
What are 3 colonial regions?
The colonies developed into three distinct regions: New England, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. Each region developed a different economy and society.
Why the Middle Colonies were the best?
The Middle Colonies had much fertile soil, which allowed the area to become a major exporter of wheat and other grains. The lumber and shipbuilding industries were also successful in the Middle Colonies because of the abundant forests, and Pennsylvania was moderately successful in the textile and iron industries.
What did the Middle Colonies do for fun?
Middle Colonies 2nd hour The kids in the Middle Colonies would play games. They would stoolball which os like criket. They would play with dolls, marbles, and tops. They would also play blindmans bluff, tag.
What are the three colonial regions?
What kind of trade did the New England colonies have?
The pattern of commerce, not too accurately called the Triangular Trade, involved the exchange of products from colonial farms, plantations, fisheries, and forests with England for manufactured goods and the West Indies for slaves, molasses, and sugar. In New England, molasses and sugar were distilled into rum,…
What was the economy of the South Carolina colony?
In some districts of the sparsely populated South Carolina colony, blacks outnumbered whites by as much as eight to one, and they were able to retain their African culture more than slaves who were taken to Virginia or Maryland. Although a mainstay of the southern economy, slavery was not unknown in the northern colonies.
What did the middle colonies send to the West Indies?
In the Middle Colonies, richer land and a better climate created a small surplus. Corn, wheat, and livestock were shipped primarily to the West Indies from the growing commercial centers of Philadelphia and New York.
Why was mercantile theory important to the colonies?
Mercantile theory encouraged the colonies to provide raw materials for England’s industrializing economy; pig iron and coal became important exports. Concurrently, restrictions were placed on finished goods.
