Review the statement.
__________ was a major industry in the middle colonies; __________, __________, and __________ were predominant in the southern colonies.
Which most accurately completes the statement?
fishing; shipping, rice, sugar
timber; tobacco, rice, cotton
shipbuilding; tobacco, minerals, sugar
metalworking; corn, cotton, cattle
I think the answer is B) timber; tobacco, rice, cotton
Although this is not my area of expertise, I would agree.
To review the statement and accurately complete it, we need to understand the main industries of the middle and southern colonies.
In the middle colonies, one major industry was farming. However, fishing was not a major industry in this region. Therefore, option A) fishing; shipping, rice, sugar, does not accurately complete the statement.
In the southern colonies, the main industries were agriculture-based. Timber was not a predominant industry in the southern colonies, so option B) timber; tobacco, rice, cotton, is not the correct completion.
Shipbuilding was an important industry in the northern colonies, not the southern colonies. Additionally, minerals were not a predominant industry in the southern colonies. Therefore, option C) shipbuilding; tobacco, minerals, sugar, is incorrect.
Metalworking was not a major industry in either the middle or southern colonies. Corn and cotton were important agricultural products in the southern colonies, but cattle farming was not a predominant industry. So option D) metalworking; corn, cotton, cattle, is not the correct completion.
Considering the factors mentioned above, the correct completion of the statement is option B) timber; tobacco, rice, cotton.