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The North . Who were the participants in the triangular trade?. Africa, the West Indies, and the American Colonies. New England sent…. Salted meat, corn, butter, and other foods to the islands Also sold lumber, barrels, candles and horses . New England received….
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Who were the participants in the triangular trade? • Africa, the West Indies, and the American Colonies
New England sent… • Salted meat, corn, butter, and other foods to the islands • Also sold lumber, barrels, candles and horses
New England received… • Cash from sugar cane planters, molasses
Why were New England ships important to the British Empire? • Carried staples from the South to England, Europe • Ventured to Africa for slaves
What became an important industry in New England? • Ship building
How did the great majority of people in the North live? • Farmers whose lives involved long hours and hard work
What was tax money used for? • Help support widows • Support orphans • Pay minister’s salary • Travel costs for colonial representatives
How did American farmers compare to farmers in Europe? • Much easier to get land
Label the Map • New England • Massachusetts MA • New Hampshire NH • Rhode Island RI • Connecticut CT • Middle Colonies • New York NY • Pennsylvania PA • New Jersey NJ • Delaware DE • Southern Colonies • Maryland MD • Virginia VA • North Carolina NC • South Carolina SC • Georgia GA
Staple Crop • Raw materials that had large constant markets
Virginia and Maryland cultivated… • Tobacco
South Carolina cultivated… • Rice and indigo
Where were people settling? • On large plantations
Why was there no need for city dock facilities? • Goods were shipped directly to the Northern Colonies, then to Europe • No need for towns in south
How did the treatment of indentured servants change? • Initially, were treated miserably • Laws were passed requiring masters to supply clothes, tools, even land at the end of their term of service
How did the headright system make some people very wealthy in Virginia? • Any man who paid for someone else’s trip got 50 acres of land • Anyone who could afford to bring servants over got more land
Tidewater Region • Along coast, large plantations owned by the wealthy
Piedmont • West of Tidewater, small farms owned by the poor
Who paid most of the taxes and who ran the government? • Poor People • Wealthy, large plantation owners