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3. Colonial Economics Colonial economics differed according to the region: Southern Colonies Plantation agriculture Middle Colonies Mixed agriculture, crafts, trade New England Mixed agriculture, fishing, trade Each required a different type of labor All were labor intensive societies

4. Labor and the Chesapeake Chesapeake had a need for labor Tobacco is a highly labor intensive crop Poor Man’s Crop Required bodies in the field High Death Rates Average life expectancy – 4-6 years Impacted workforce Impacted role of women

5. Recruitment Devices Headright System 50 acres granted to all new free settlers 50 acres granted to all who brought a settler Indenture System for the poor Landowners paid for the journey Indentured Servants worked for 4 to 7 years

6. Work Life Indentured Life was a struggle Required to put in long hours, week in, week out Unpaid labor Subject to the discipline of the landowner (the Master) Received freedom dues when contract lapsed 50 acres of land Clothing, seed, and tools At some times, guns