By now you've learned that for a region to be successful it must establish a sound economic system based on available resources. In colonial times, New England relied on fishing and industry. The Middle colonies relied on agricultural cash crops such as corn and wheat, but also sustained manufacturing. The Southern colonies found success through the plantation system growing rice, tobacco, and indigo.
Questions to Consider:
In keeping with our theme of the last topic and colonizing space, if we did colonize on other planets what would we base our economic system on? How would the new space colony thrive? What resources would be available to the new space colony?
