HSTAA 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Triangular Trade, Netherlands Antilles, Middle Colonies
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Types of colonies: royal colonies: a piece of land in america ruled by the british usually had slavery and cash crops. Ex: jamestown: proprietary colonies: started by someone that had real good connections with. Ex: pennsylvania at the beginning, maryland: joint-stock/corporate colonies: a company such as the dutch west indian. Company starts and runs colony to make money. The colonies are divided into 3 geographical sections: northern (new england) colonies: Short growing season: middle colonies (va, md) Leaned towards large farms, plantations, cashcrops, and some manufacturing. Tobacco is grown a lot: southern colonies. Huge plantations with lots of cash crops, especially cotton. Blacks outnumbered whites in most s. colonies. Wood, whales, furs, barrel slaves brought from north america. Cotton, tobacco, rice, corn from south colony. Rums, guns, and iron from europe to capture slaves: west indies: Manufactured goods from europe: north america:
