us history ch 5.3

U.S. History

Chapter 5: Life in the English ColoniesSection 3: The Colonial Economy

Agriculture in the Southern Colonies

•South had warm climate and long growing season

Southern Colonies

Agriculture in the Southern Colonies

•Cash crops—crops grown mainly to be sold for profit

•Examples: tobacco, rice, indigo

Agriculture in the Southern Colonies

•Indigo introduced by Eliza Lucas Pinckney

Indigo Plant

Agriculture in the Southern Colonies

• Slaves performed most plantation labor.

Agriculture in the Southern Colonies

•Slave Codes—laws to control slaves

–Virginia: allowed runaway slaves who resisted capture to be killed

–South Carolina: slaves could not hold meetings or own weapons

Industry & Trade in New England

•Harsh climate

•Rocky soil

•Little farming

•Little demand for slaves

New England Colonies

Industry & Trade in New England

•Trade: locally & overseas

•Fishing

•Shipbuilding

Industry & Trade in New England

•Apprentices—young boys who learned a skilled trade from a master craftsman

The Middle Colonies

•Mix of New England & Southern

•Good growing season, rich lands Middle Colonies

The Middle Colonies

•Staple Crops—crops that are continuously in demand

•Examples: wheat, barley, oats

The Middle Colonies

•Slaves more important than in New England

•Indentured servants

•Trade

Women & the Economy

•Some women ran farms & businesses

•Nurses & midwives

Women & the Economy

•Restrictions:

–Married women could not work without husband’s permission

–Husbands could keep wages