Describe the primary economic activity for each of the three colonial regions: the New England colonies, the Middle colonies, and the Southern colonies. Explain how the geography of each region helped determine its economy.
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The New England colonies relied on trading because they didn't have an environment suited for crop growing. The Middle Colonies had the best environment and grew rice as their growing season was long. The Southern Colonies grew wheat and grain crops and were called the Breadbasket colonies because of that.
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The Southern Colonies had fertile flat large land areas perfect for farming rice, cotton, tobacco, and indigo on large plantations.
The Middle Colonies had better soil suitable for small farms of grains such as wheat and rye. They were called “The Breadbasket Colonies”.
The New England Colonies had rocky soil poor for farming but forests full of riches for ship building, whaling, and fishing.
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13. The New England Colonies developed a commercial trading economy. The rough terrain of the region made farming difficult, and the colonists were unable to grow enough crops to sell. As a result, they had to trade with England and other colonies for the goods that they needed. The Middle Colonies developed small farms that grew crops such as wheat. This region had many trees that the colonists had to cut down prior to building their farms; therefore, they developed small farms. The Middle Colonies also had climate to contend with, which caused there to be a shorter growing season. However, they found that the grains grew very well in this region, and they were able to sell the extra grains to other regions. The Southern Colonies depended on cash crops such as tobacco. They developed plantations to grow these crops. The climate in this region allowed for a longer growing season, which made it possible for the colonists to grow crops that took longer to mature, such as tobacco and cotton. In addition, the land was flat and had very fertile soil that contributed to the development of large farms.
14. Low Country citizens primarily lived on plantations, and most Up Country citizens lived on small farms. The primary crop of the Low Country was rice. Up Country farms grew a wide variety of crops but did not grow rice. Many people in the Low Country depended on slave labor. Most people in the Up Country provided their own labor; only the wealthy could afford slaves. Most representatives in the assembly were from the Low Country. The settlers of the Up Country had very few representatives in the assembly. Most of the wealth was isolated in the Low Country. There was little wealth in the Up Country. The settlers in the Low Country had more education than the settlers in the Up Country. Courts and a sheriff system were developed in the Low Country but not in the Up Country.
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