raw materials

ex:  He sold raw materials for a profit

goods such as timber, iron, or coal that are in a natural, unprocessed state

livestock

ex:  He raised livestock

animals that are kept on a farm

colony

ex:  England, Spain and France established colonies in the New World

a group of people who settle in a new place but are ruled by the government of their native land

New England

ex:  Many fishermen lived in New England

Northeastern part of the United States

Includes Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts

Colonized in the 17th century by the British

plantation

ex:  There were many plantations in the British colonies of the South

a large farm

cash crop

ex:  Cash crops like tobacco, wheat, and corn were grown in the Middle Colonies

a crop grown in order to be sold for profit

subsistence farming

ex:  Many New Englanders practiced subsistence farming

farming that provides only enough to feed a family or village

Treaty of Paris

1783

ex:  America and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris

Treaty the ended the Revolutionary War

Resulted in the United States gaining all British territory east of the Appalachian Mountains

speculator

ex:  The speculator made an investment

someone who makes a risky investment in order to try to make a profit

cede

ex:  Britain ceded land to the United States

to give up

surplus

Several varieties of surplus crops were grown in the Middle Colonies.

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